Nope. I am staying in my house. I don't want any creature disturbing me.
Why does it have to be me? I just wanted a simple life, spend most of my time on the internet and not mess around with talking animals. At least everything in my house is working for some reason. HEY PONIES! STOP DEMANDING GIVING AWAY PART OF MYSELF!
It was a lazy Sunday morning in Australia. My ideal way to spend my weekends is to laze around a browse through the internet. However, somebody kept bothering me about crap I don't care about. "Ben, aren't you going to the game with us?", my friend called me over about the game for the 5th time since I woke up. "Buddy," I answered him with the same statement I have given him, "I don't like sports. I don't watch people playing sports. Why should I care about this?" "Because I only see you either at school, part-time job or you taking the public transportation." "Maybe next time think an event I like to attend. You know me throughout High School that I hated sports. Good day sir," I hang up the phone and turned it off so I wouldn't be disturbed by the pestering ringing noise. Good, now I have the whole day with myself. Just me, the house to myself and the internet. There is nothing that could bother me on this lovely day.
Some time later. "Bloody weather," a nasty storm came. It was a hailstorm with strong winds that could easily blow away any untied furniture in your yard. Luckily, I don't leave anything untied out in my yard. The only thing I have to worry about is my neighbours' stuff that would blow into my home. I looked in my phone to see the news about the unexpected storm. It said the usual stuff about storm safety like stay away from fallen power lines and be aware about losing power. "I hope my friends' trip is not ruined," I talked to myself as I watch the hailstones laying all over my yard. Out of nowhere a loud thunder came out of nowhere and short-circuited the electricity in my house. I was swallowed into the darkness despite that it was in the middle of the day, so I put my phone's flashlight on. "This weather is just getting ridiculous," as soon as try to find the fuse box, there was a loud rumble on the ground like a mini-earthquake. I was knocked onto my ass as I wan't prepared, "What the heck happen?" The rumble become rougher and rougher and the small ornaments and books were flying off the shelf. "Help, what is going on here?!" I pulled my phone out to find out any information, "No services!" The hail become louder, the wind become stronger and the earthquake become rougher. "Is this the Apocalypse?" I screamed to myself before I was knocked unconscious by a fallen heavy book.
The noise have died down and the place is once again at peace. I found myself on the ground, surrounded by random junks. I picked myself up and limped myself to a chair. "At least the worst is over," I rubbed the sore spot on my head, "What hit me?" I looked around the mess and pick up the book that would likely cause me the knockout, "Welcome to the New World by I Don't Have a Name." "Very funny guys," I said sarcastically. I put the book down on the table next to me as I went to find the fuse box, "I would beat him up next time I see him. He's lucky that I wasn't dead." I walked out through the front door, not bothering to look at my surroundings. I walked to my fuse box that is outside my house and flicked the power back on. I saw the light turned back on through the window. "Perfect, now to see the property dama......", I turned around and found myself in the middle of a field with few trees around me, "What happen to my neighbours? Where the hell am I?!"
I rushed inside to turn the TV and phone on, "Come on phone. Turn on faster!" I was shaking my phone, "Hurry up. What's happening here?" "BREAKING NEWS," the TV broke my tantrum, "The house at [my home address] have been mysteriously missing along with the owner after the unexpected storm." The news show live footage of the my property become a giant hole in the ground. The neighbours are being interviewed about the weird occurrence and my friends are trying to contact me with their devices.
I just stood there not knowing what to do. Am I dead? Am I still alive? Is this limbo? Is this heaven or is this hell? Where the hell am I?
I was in a middle of a mental breakdown as the room around me was spinning and breathing become extremely difficult. I would have likely collapse if it wasn't for my phone ringing in my hand. The ringing tone shook me out of my daze. I answered the phone as I slumped over the dining table. I put the phone on speaker so I don't have to keep holding it in my ear.
"Hello. This is Benjamin speaking from who-knows-where-and-how. How may I help you?" I mumbled. I was still trying to comprehend what is happening to me, "If you God, please forgive my sins."
"BEN! BEN! BEN!" my friend who called me earlier was relief to hear my voice, "Thank God you are alive! I was trying to call you since the storm landed in your area."
"Don't you have a game to watch?" I was not thinking clearly as I just trying to make light of the situation.
"Forget the game. You and your house is completely gone!" my friend sound clearly unamused with my response, "This is all over the news. Australia, America, China, Russia, England, countries that I have not even heard of are interested with your situation. A whole freaking house with the owner just vanished without a trace. There isn't any debris from your house."
"Yeah, I'm TV famous!" my friend was about to said something but I cut him off, "Phil, what is happening to me?"
My friend calm me down before he can collect as much information as possible, "First, check what working or not working in the house. Second, do not leave the house and just look out the window and describe as much detail as possible. Lastly, avoid having contact with other people if you can. You do not know if they are friendly or carrying some kind of dangerous disease."
I walked everywhere in my house and found something odd about it. I still can connect to the internet. The power is still running and there is still running water in my house. This would be unbelievable as my house was just yanked out of the ground and ended up somewhere else. The cables and pipes would be broken if that happen.
Next, I described the surroundings. Any rich fellow would want to buy this piece of land I was standing on. My house was on a grassy field with some tall thick trees and close by to it was a beach with untouched white sand. However, there wasn't any nearby structures or roads. What I find the most unusual I found was some kind of tall black pillars (maybe about 3 stories tall) made of obsidian. There were even some pillars sticking out from the ocean. The pillars formed a circle as my house was the centre of it. I estimated it is like a 1 kilometre distance from the house to one of the pillars.
What most eerie about this place was there wasn't animals nearby. No birds, insects, mammals or reptiles. The only sound I can only hear is the nearby trees' leaves being blown by the wind. I thought this would be a perfect place of animals to graze around.
"Okay. From my understanding, it is most likely you are not on Earth anymore," Phil concluded, "Sit down, this is going to be a wild ride."
He gave me some scenarios, "One, you have been kidnapped from some kind of evil government or organisation for some testing purposes. Second, you are dead and in some kind of purgatory. Third, you are taken by aliens. Don't get probe. Fourth, you are in another world like all those anime and manga that you watch and read."
I laid flat out on the ground while groaning from a major headache, "What should I do?"
He told me just to just hold on and he would run to get his other friends. As I was waiting for his return, there was a major alarm. I was panicking as I do not know what the alarm suppose to mean. The loud blaring noise was coming from the book that hit my head earlier. That darn stupid book. First knocked me unconscious, now a really effective alarm clock. I was extremely pissed at this point. I slammed the book open to ripped out any devices hidden inside it. A light flashed out of the book which temporary blinded me. As I waited for my vision to return, I turned back and found something shocking. A fully detailed, 3D coloured map of my home and the surrounding area floating above the book. There were blinking red lights on the map which is nearby one of the pillars. I tapped on one of the red spots and show another window of the supposedly trespasser. The only thing that come out of my mouth after witnessing it was "What the f..."
"feathers," a royal guard unicorn scouted around the area, "The black structures are acting as a force field to the new comer."
"Tell me about it," a royal guard pegasus approach him, "I couldn't get in from above. The force field is the dome to the middle structure."
"Princess Celestia, what should we do?" the royal guards asked to their magnificent leader, "This place could be a great ally or a great threat to us."
"Keep this place on watch," Princess Celestia commanded, "Let no citizens get close to it and continue watching our new visitor."
"Phil? Am I still drugged?", I was walking around and silently questioning my sanity.
"Ben? What is going on?", I faced my phone toward the hologram of the natives of the new world, "Okay, now I know why you asking me this?"
"I got alien horses outside my house! I see unicorns and pegasi standing there. I don't know what else is out there that see me as a threat. What next fire breathing dragons or talking dogs?"
Phil tried to calm me down as I was rummaging through his kitchen. "You know that 'magical book' could be a prank. Also they didn't come any closer as I think there is some kind of force to keep them out."
"What if they are?" I grabbed the largest kitchen knife I got, "What if the force field stop working and they attack me? I'm practically defenceless. The most dangerous weapons I got is a this and my car. Now I wish I own a gun or something more lethal."
"Ben! Breath! We would figure something out. I got friends who are into weird and hypothetical situation. I know the government can't do shit as you are stuck in another world with no way out."
"This is not bloody some kind of fantasy stories or manga. This is really happening to me. I don't have some kind of super power or unique skill to protect me from this," I pulled out some bleach under the counter, "Do you know how to make poison or bomb so I don't have to suffer."
Phil calmed me down again before I got deeper into my insanity, "Please sit down and collect our thoughts."
I sat down and breath in and out while waiting for his reply, "What I have collected so far that you still have a house that still function properly and somehow still connected to us. You still got water, electricity and internet. I know you usually stock food that can last a month. In the logic of isekai anime, you special thing about you is that you still have access to Earth's services."
I counter argue that the food is still limited, I don't have expertise to fix broken down equipment and I was left alone to protect myself. I asked him to get the others to get into Discord to further discuss my situation. While waiting by the laptop for the others to be online, I browse on my phone looking at the latest news about me. All come up inconclusive with my disappearance.
"Ben! Oh my god you are still alive!" a voice come out my laptop, than many other voices saying the same thing.
"Not for long considering my situation," I muttered as I was spinning in my chair.
"I know. We talked to Phil about the situation. We are doing our best to keep you from doing something bad or stupid."
We discussed for a bit about other stuff I forgot to mention but it didn't give them any more ideas for me to do until when my friend ask if I can still use services on the internet like Amazon. I was obviously confuse at first but I just confirmed that I can do. He asked me to just order something small and useful to confirm his theory. I just shrugged my shoulders and ordered a box of energy bars. As soon as I purchase my item, a thud was heard from the kitchen.
"BRB. I heard something in the kitchen. If I don't come back in 5 minutes, something happen to me."
I took out my knife and crept toward the kitchen. I peeked around the corner to find any intruders but nothing was out of place. I crouched down and crawled toward my destination. When I got there I found an Amazon box lying on the kitchen floor. I poked it with my knife and nothing happen. I slowly dragged the box toward me and carefully slice the box open. As soon as I open it, I gasped at what I saw. It was the same energy bars I ordered just then. I rushed to the laptop with the box and explained the situation.
"GUYS! The Amazon box just arrived and got my exact order," I was shaking in place, "It just appeared in my kitchen like it was teleported just like me."
"So cool. I wish I have that kind of service. Get you stuff instantly as soon as you buy it," one of my friends commented.
"This is not a joke. I can ordered stuff from the internet without any trouble. I don't who is doing this but I am still not happy with the situation," I rubbed my temple to understand the new revelation.
"We can cross out food for survival. Next is the natives. To them, we are the invaders. We don't know what they are going to do with you but we need to them we mean no harm. You are just an unfortunate soul that stuck in another world."
"What do you recommend?" my friend sat out a plan.
"Any new info," Princess Celestia asked, "We need to know what is going on here. This place use to be an unclaimed wasteland, now it is a beautiful field that any leader would want."
"Only a strange building. It is too far to see much about it but it look like it was designed for a minotaur but different," a royal guard stated.
Princess Celestia ordered the guards to build a temporary base camp and continue observing the newcomer, "This land will cause a fight between borders know. This land is valuable for it is beautiful scenery and large land."
"PRINCESS! Something heading our way," a royal guard pointed at the incoming object.
The royal guards surrounded the princess and pointed the weapon toward the incoming object. The guards slowly lowered their weapons as the large metal object was slowing down to a halt. The princess ordered the guards to but away their weapons but still be in high alert. The door of the metal object popped open and a leg come out.
"This is unusual. I've never seen those kind of legs before. It like a minotaur but those are not hooves at the end. What are you creature?" Princess Celestia continue observing the creature.
Another leg come out, next the torso, then the rest of the body. When everything is in sight, Princess Celestia know what the creature is. "That... that.. that a HUMAN!"
I climbed out my van and pulled out the wooden stake, wooden board and hammer. I heard whinnying sound from them as if they are trying to communicate with me. I just wave at them as I hammered the stake to the ground. I hammered the sign to stake with pictures depicting every peace sign I know such as doves, olive branch, white poppy, etc. The whinnying was still consistent as if they wanted to talk to me.
I pointed to my ear and shake my head, "I don't understand you. I am scare. You might be dangerous. Sorry," I quickly climbed back in the van and drove away as fast and safe as I can.
"Don't go!" Princess Celestia begged, "We need your knowledge."
Princess Celestia's ears wilted as she watch the human rode off into the distance," The first human for such a long time."
"Princess?" the royal guard asked, "You know that creature."
The Princess didn't replied but ordered the guards to get all the leaders for an emergency meeting, "This thing cannot be ignored. This human can change the world with their knowledge and I am not going to let this slip pass by."
Princess Celestia have gathered all the other princesses and important pony figures in the meeting room in Canterlot Castle. Everyone was obviously confuse what was going on and were told not to talk to others about it. As soon as Princess Celestia entered the room, everypony was talking over each other on what is going on. Princess Celestia just reached to her sit and lifted her hoof up to silent the group.
"I have gathered you all here because something remarkable happen that didn't happen for a very long time," everypony waited for the reveal, "An human have appeared."
Everypony erupted with more questions regarding about the human. Princess Celestia stomped her hoof to stop the questioning. "I know we haven't had one in so long but remember we need to keep this on the down low. We couldn't contact with this human as it was obvious he was scare and alone. For now we should wait and contact him with small gift and saying that we won't harm him in anyway. Everypony nodded and talk among each other about the new opportunity.
Princess Celestia left the room as Princess Twilight approach her, "Celestia, what is a human and what so important about them?"
Princess Celestia smiled as she recount everything she knew on human, "Humans are remarkable creatures. They don't posses any magic nor any remarkable physical skills but they make that up with their mind. They have the ability to build building that reach the skies, created metal vehicles that soar across ocean with ease, design devices that can be communicate around the world and more that you wouldn't believe. They even taught us manners, story-telling, fighting, weapon making, laws and morals. "
Princess Twilight just gasped at this revelation, "you mean most of our stuff were originated by humans! How come I didn't see any of this in my books if they are that influential."
"Simple. Time and pride," Princess Celestia replied, "Over time, many things were lost to history and ponies wanted to feel they were the one who brought the idea up. They don't like that most things we have were not originally designed by ponies."
"Are we the only one who have history with them?" Princess Twilight asked.
"Heavens no," Princess Celestia laughed, "They have influenced every creature on this planet from the dragons to the hippogriffs. That is why we are having a world leaders meeting tomorrow."
Princess Twilight stood there and gasped with all this new knowledge. She doesn't know how to respond.
"Twilight, why don't you talk with the others. Why I invited them because their ancestors have strong ties with humans and kept strong secret about them," Twilight nodded and went back in the room.
Twilight headed back to the room and overhearing other ponies discussing about the new technology or culture the human would bring. I wonder if the human is doing fine, Twilight thought.
"Do you think it would work?" I asked to my friends, "What if they interpret them as war or violence?"
"Calm down Ben," Phil trying to rationalise me, "I think birds doesn't mean violence in any culture."
"Unless this world's birds are voracious monsters!" I shouted back as I was pacing around the room.
"Ben. I think you are overthinking this," my other friend, Jason, said, "Why don't you take a nap or play some video games? Those would at least clear your mind."
"Sorry, but I can't think about happy times when there are intelligent species out there. Would they take me to some kind of underground science lab and dissect me?"
"Buddy, worrying now would not do anything. Just go to bed and sleep. We will talk more about it if you are well rested," Phil reassured me.
I just huffed and agreed with him. Worrying would not fix my problem. I was about to sign out until I heard another alarm from my hologram book. I told my friends that I would check on something and tell them any new facts.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
I rushed back to my laptop and speaking at least 100 words per second. It was so loud and incoherent that my friends couldn't understand a word. My friends all yelled to stop me from talking any further and breath in deeply.
"As you were saying?" Phil let me talk.
"There are dragons! Talking cats! Talking dogs! Gryphons! Bulls! Weird bug ponies! God save me! They are outside watching me like I am a caged animal!"
My friends told me they would watch over me as they told me to leave the discord on and put it by the hologram as they would alert me if anything unusual come up. I was hesitant as first but they persuaded me. Being sleep deprive is no good for anybody in this situation.
Blimps, ships and carriages all around the world arrived with various creatures coming out from them. Most were soldiers with their weapons and armour on. However, there were some scientist who were setting up cameras to try to get pictures of the human and his property. Each species set up their own base with good distance away from each other.
"Set up camp. We need to report that if the human encounter was true. If you see it, do not scare it. We want to have a connection with it," bunch of colonels from different species said roughly the same thing.
"This is remarkable," a royal guard observed all the arriving creatures, "This 'human' must be pretty important."
"Pretty important," a soldier from the diamond dog laughed as he was passing through, "They are literally the most important creature that make us who we are today."
"Yeah and we are not missing an opportunity like this," an hippogryph went passed by.
"You would be a fool to ignore this," a dragon laughed as he was dragging his stuff to his camp.
"I feel sorry for that human," the royal guard signed, "I bet he is just a ordinary citizen and was thrown into a political nightmare."
Back at the Canterlot Castle, Princess Twilight was conversing with the ponies who have acknowledged the human assistance. It was interesting to hear what the human have taught them.
"My ancestor met a human who show fashion around the world. The colours , the materials, their origin. Their clothes depicted their wealth, position and culture. That is why my family lead the fashion industry. The books and magazines of human fashion were kept highly vaulted in my family for generations."
"Well my ancestor were taught blacksmith. The human taught us to build knives, swords, spears, arrows and armour. He taught us while we were still using vines and stones."
"Well my ancestor learned about cinematography. Creating films that can influence and save for many generations."
"My ancestor kept good care about a device called a *phone*. If we discover how it operate, we can revolutionise our tech industry."
"Twilight, may I have a word with you?" asked Princess Luna as she pushed Twilight out of the room, "My sister got you a copy of the message the human left us. We tried to interpret it but we are having a hard time understanding it."
Princess Luna gave a photo copy of the sign the human put out to Twilight. Twilight stared closely and try to analyse it. Some of the images is obvious but I can not find any relationship between them.
"If only we have a human expert, it would be a life saver," Princess Luna signed as she kept staring at the picture hoping a message would appear.
Twilight kept knocking her head until she finally remember something, "Darn. Now I own Lyra 1000 bits."
"Lyra. Why would she know anything about human? She is not part of the secret group who know about the human existence."
"Heh heh," Twilight laughed, "When I was just a filly, Lyra would talk about humans. She would often find any kind of books or parchments about humans or at least mention them around the world where she could find. I just laughed and bet 1000 bits that they are some foal's tale."
"Hmmm," Luna wondered, "We should teleport to her house right away! Time is of the essence. I command you Twilight to get us there immediately."
"Bon Bon, I'm hungry," Lyra Heartstring whined while she was lying flat on the ground.
"Make your own dinner. You're a grown mare." Bon Bon kept reading the newspaper.
"But you always make dinner better," Lyra kept increasing the whining noises.
"Would you stop with that noise?!" Bon Bon groaned as she rubbed her head.
A sudden flash of light blinded the mares. A flash dimmed and revealed Twilight and Luna.
"Princess Twilight? Princess Luna? What are you doing here?" Bon Bon bowed down to them, "What services can I do for you?"
"Stand up Bon Bon. We are not here for you," Princess Luna pointed at Lyra, "We are here for her."
Twilight flashed a bag of bits to Lyra's lap, "You win. Tell me what you know."
"Lyra!" panicked Bon Bon, "Did you blackmail Princess Twilight? Blackmailing royalties will send you the the chopper!"
"Of course not!" Lyra shouted back, "Just because I broke into the forbidden library for that one time as a filly and banned from it for the rest of my life, that's not mean I hated royalty."
"Wait," Bon Bon paused for a second, "You broke into the forbidden library!"
"I was young and I know they are hiding something in there that would prove my point."
Princess Luna coughed to stop them straying from the conversation, "Lyra, we need your help."
"Why me?" Lyra pointed to herself, "What do I know that you need me?"
"Tell me everything about humans," Twilight walked up to Lyra, "You are right. Humans are real. They are not fantasy creature from some mad pony. Remember the bet. Now you are 1000 bits richer."
Few minutes later, Lyra was bouncing up and down while taunting Twilight, "I am right. You are not. Told me that just some filly's tale. That's one point to Lyra Heartstring."
Twilight kept frowning, waiting for Lyra to finish her foalish behaviour, "Done yet?"
"Yeah," Lyra signed heavenly, "I would remember this for the rest of my life and I would tell this to my children."
"Very funny. Now can we talk about humans please," Twilight waited impatiently to get more information about them.
"Only if you allow me to access the forbidden library and have 24 hour access to it," Lyra bargained.
"Deal," Princess Luna accepted the offer, "Can we move along now. Time is wasting."
"Of course," Lyra waved the princesses to follow her, "Bon Bon. Put dinner on hold. I am going to have a extensive and elaborate talk with them.
"I am not going to make dinner in the first place. Go order pizza if you are that lazy," Bon Bon shouted back but it falls into deaf ears.
The princesses follow Lyra to her bedroom. Lyra pushed her bed out of the way and open the hidden trapdoor leading to the the basement. They climbed down the hidden stairs and were halted as it was too dark to see.
"Welcome to the Lair of Human Influence!" Lyra strike a pose as she flicked a light switch to revealed her underground lair.
It's look like any ordinary basement with cement walls and floor. What make it different was a mess of papers and books all over the floor. There are bunch of bulletin boards covers every space on the wall with images and specific note about humans. There are a bunch of yarn strings strewn around the wall pinning to each picture that somehow related to each other.
"I've been researching for almost my whole life on about humans. Magic-less creatures with unlimited imagination and talent. They created things that we could ever dream of. Such fragile creatures yet so powerful at the same time. I know everybody else have encounter those humans," Lyra twirled around the centre of the room.
"Interesting," Princess Twilight examined some of Lyra's finding, "I wish you would show the same commitment at our school."
"I would if they didn't say humans aren't real," Lyra exclaimed, "That is why I don't trust them. Always hiding the truth."
"I don't have time for this," Princess Luna shoved the picture to Lyra's face, "Transcribe it."
Lyra pull out of her face and examined the details, "I see those pictures and words before. Please give me a moment."
Lyra pulled out books and notes from her filing cabinet and cross examining them. She was going back and forth in the room collecting information and identifying the meaning.
It took a good 10 minutes running around until she found what the images mean, "I found out what it means and it's fascinating."
Lyra explained her findings, "Each images said the same meaning, peace. Each I found were originated from different species. One from the diamond dog, another from the pegasus, another from the minotaur, etc. This human is well verse in meaning of peace around the world.
"That's good to hear. Using every images of peace the human can think of shows us it is not aggressive at all," Twilight commented.
"What about those symbols on the bottom?" Princess Luna pointed out.
Lyra signed in pain, "This is one of the written language of the humans. It mean peace in *English*. One of the most difficult human language. So many exceptions to the rules. How one word can totally change the meaning. It took me almost a year just to understand the bare basic."
"So this human speak *English*. At least that another thing we know about it," Princess Luna commented.
"Hey Lyra," Princess Twilight asked, "Do you speak and write *English*?"
"Only the basic. I think I can get the main idea across. Why?"
Princess Twilight called Princess Luna and whispered to each other. After a few minutes, they come to an agreement.
"Lyra, I have a proposition. Would you be our ambassador for the ponies to meet the human? I think you are the best we got," Princess Luna offered.
"Me?! To meet a human and talk to represent ponykind," Lyra was in shock, "I would be a fool to said no."
"So is this a yes?"
"YES!" Lyra confirmed, "I am going to meet a human! This is the best news I have ever got."
"Great. Come with us right now so you are up to date with it?" Princess Luna levitated Lyra up the stairs, "On to the future."
Twilight brought everything from the lair with her for further research. Lyra quickly explained to Bon Bon what is going on before she disappeared with the Princesses.
"Why does Lyra always get into weird situation?" Bon Bon slammed her head on the table, "I should come with her just in case she did something stupid. Being a former S.M.I.L.E. agent, I got some benefits to get in."
At the Convocation of Creatures (See issue #61), leaders, high officials and creatures who know the secret about humans around the world come together to hear the news.
"Wow," Twilight wondered as she spun around, "There are more than last time."
"It is," Princess Celestia pointed out, "Because they heard it is about a human, every creatures wanted to hear the outcome. They all wanted to know what the human would bring."
Princess Celestia give some time for Twilight to herself as she help set up the representation for Lyra. Lyra was seen a bit jittery as she downed her 5th cup of coffee. She has been up all night creating the best project she have ever done.
It was nice meeting new creatures and different leaders and representative that she didn't met before. However she was more interested in the temporary museum of human invention. Each item were either in a glass box or behind a velvet rope. She love listening to each creature explaining how each invention would operate if it is in working condition.
"This here is called a *television*," a minotaur explained, "The human have explained it is like your own small movie theatre that you can set up in your living room. Unfortunately without the source of shows coming from, it just make a static noise."
The television was a metal box with a glass side with some panels on them. Minotaur obtained an energy stone and power up the TV. The glass side disappears bunch of black and white pixels and the horrible noise that the minotaur explained. He quickly turn off it. "It's a shame. I always wanted to see what human entertainment is."
Princess walked over to a zebra, "Welcome Princess, my ancestor got an object called a *game console*. It was told you can play like arcade games but in your own home. However, it required the *television* the minotaur have. He won't let me use it."
"Not going to happen miss! You might break my *television*," Minotaur shouted back.
"Your thing is junk if it just make that horrible noise."
Twilight backed out of the argument and walked toward a dragon who look really giddy. "Hi Princess Twilight. Unlike those two you have been talking to, my treasure actually work."
The dragon revealed his treasure to the princess. It was two game arcade machine back-to-back with each other. Princess Twilight already have seen arcade machines at Ponyville. She was slightly unimpressed with the outcome.
"I know what you are thinking," the dragon stopped her train of thought, "What make it special that we kept it for over 3000 years. Even it's graphic are still far superior than the graphics we got today. We kept special care of it including the instruction manuals. Even though we can't read it, the pictures were easily demonstrated step by step. One of them show how to play the game while the other show how to clean and fix the arcade machine. The only problem is obtaining new parts if anything is broken of the inside that is why we kept everything securely about it."
She saw a deer and an Abyssinian playing intensely on it. She watch over their back and found each player were versing each other using the human fighters. The images were indeed better graphics than the ones at home and the music were of higher standard. There were a dragon holding the cords continuously releasing his electric energy to power it up.
"That's my brother. We are talking turns keeping it power. That one of the downside to it. Only a select few dragons have the power to charge it. We don't want anybody else who can use electricity to overload it and destroy the machine. We are very strict who would power the machines. We are not trusting a pegasus to do anything with it. They would obvious destroy it to ash."
Twilight continue her exploration and found a machine that resemble a carriage. A earth pony was seen cleaning the windows with at most care. The earth pony noticed the princess and bow down in front of her.
"Greetings your majesty. I am Tinker Tool and this is my possession. This is called a *car*. This is like an automatic carriage that doesn't need a pony to pull it. I heard humans have created thousands of different designs suitable for each situation. This one in particular is for a small family."
Princess Twilight told him to stand up and continue explaining the contraption, "The humans have discovered a way to travel long distances by using oil. The engines were highly advance and we took some inspiration from them to create a steam engine. Scientist wanted to pull it apart to understand more about it but I am afraid that we could not put it back together again or destroy something important. For now it is a stand piece to look at."
"Yeah," said a passing bull, "Now it is only good for being a honking nuisance."
"Oh shut up bull!"
"Princess!" a royal guard approach her, "The conference is about to start. Please follow me to your assigned seat."
A few minutes later, "Greetings leaders and high ranking officials around the world," Princess Celestia announced from the podium, "In the first time since many generations that we have met a human."
Many creatures knew about that fact and signalled her to keep going, "My human expert, Lyra Heartstring have compiled all the facts she know that is useful for this particular human."
Lyra walked up on stage with her palm cards and her projection behind her. She talked to the audience with the information she could provide.
"I have the worst sleep ever," I was sipping on my coffee as I kept watching my hologram to see anything suspicious, "At least I have you friends."
"Happy to keep you sane," Phil laughed, "We are doing the best we can to get you out of this mess. We would have contacted the government if they have any plans on kidnapped people in another dimension but that would be useless."
"Thank god I've all of you friends. Without you, I would likely take some drastic action," I went back staring at soldiers doing some kind of drill by the border, "They won't leave until I have contact them. The question is who do we pick if it come to this."
"That's easy," Samantha, a law student, gave an explanation, "Each representative of each nation would dress in their official uniform and you must pick all of them so we do not show any bias toward any race. However, you can choose not pick a particular representative if they have shown continuous aggression or signs of threat. Your well-being is the highest priority."
"Okay," I played along with the idea, "If I do this, what should I do? My home is not a proper place for a meeting. Should I get dress? What should I serve them? etc, etc. Most importantly they can overwhelm me as there are more of them than me. They could be trained spies."
Samantha remained calm and list off all the answers, "They would understand as this is your home. Firstly, just use your largest and the most open room. Put a bunch of tables together and set out chairs for each representative. Secondly, ideally you should wear a suit for a sign of respect. Even if it is your own home. Thirdly, just give them light vegetarian snacks unless they requested some meat and glasses of nice cool water. Lastly, it is foolish for them to attack us as they do not know what our capability is. They are not going to risk an all out war to an unknown nation. Just keep a knife and camera hidden with you just in case. People should see if they are not savages. Better safe than sorry."
"Great than I am a guinea pig," I groaned, "If I survive, hooray. If I don't, others won't fall into the same fate and I end up dead."
"I know this is a shitty situation," Samantha blatantly stated, "But this is best we can do now. You cannot hole up in your house for the rest of your life."
"I bet I can. I've got the internet," I countered her, "Anyway it is useless. We don't speak each other language. The first step of contact is understanding each other. Might as well be speaking gibberish to each other."
"With all the facts I gathered, we know this human is well-verse with other culture. If we use commonly-used symbols that the human use often, we may have a chance to get contact with them," Lyra concluded after showing slideshows of human symbols related to the symbols on the sign to the audience.
"Thank you Lyra Heartstring for the informative presentation. Please raise your hoof/hand up for further information," Princess Celestia commented.
Multiple hands/hooves rose up.
"Yes, the minotaur in front," Lyra pointed out from the crowd.
"Rastri Brightroar, noble from the Minotaur Kingdom. Are you saying this human is more likely to know other culture and society compare to past humans we have encounter?"
"It is believe so as this human uses symbols from multiple races of humans. This strongly lead that human must have communication devices that connect around the world instantly. Any other question?"
Lyra pointed out another creature, "Rufus Hunt, scientist from the alpha Diamond Dog Nation. How influential this human is compare to all the humans we have before."
"The most influential person we have to date. All the humans we have before only brought at least a bag of tools and their skill set. However, this human brought with him a whole house full of books, tools and the latest technology. All the stories the past human told us can be proven in his house. All the stories the human told that was thought impossible can be proven in that house of his."
There was a loud commotion within the crowd as the creatures was excited to hear this revelation, "This is all I can provide for now. The last step is to have contact with this human. We know that humans are wary of the unknown aka us. I believe that one creature at a time is the best to interact with the human."
More outroar on who should meet this human first. Preferable the one who can speak *English*.
Princess Celestia took the stand, "Thank you for attending. There would be no more further questions. A meeting with all the leaders will be held tomorrow to discuss about the first contact with that human."
Princess Celestia lead Lyra away from the stage and the creatures yelling with more questions.