Isaac sat alone at a window seat, away from the group of mares that were sitting a few rows behind him. They huddled together and began to discuss their plan.
"Okay so what should we do about our 'guest?'" Rarity asked.
"He doesn't seem that scary or mean." Pinkie said with a smile.
"I don't know Pinks. He seems kind of....weird." Rainbow said.
"Well, imagine how he feels. Thrown into a world he has no connection to, surrounded by strange creatures and the only one of his kind." Twilight added. The other ponies adverted their eyes. "All I'm saying is we should at least give him a chance before we outcast him."
"You sure Twilight?"
"Think about it! We've finally reached another form of intelligent life, there's so much to learn!" she said in a happy voice.
"Yeah....who knows, he could have some really interesting stories." Pinkie added.
"Well, we ain't gonna find anything out sitting on our flanks now are we?" Applejack interjected.
"Okay....so who's going first?" Rarity asked. The ponies adverted their gaze. Rainbow then stood up.
"I volunteer.....Twilight."
"Ah second that." Applejack said.
"What? Why me?"
"You're the smartest one here and you've held a conversation lasting more than five minutes with him." Rarity said.
"Fine." She said reluctantly. She got to her feet and walked over to his seat, she quickly hurried back to her friends. "He's asleep. I'm sure that there will be plenty of time to talk to him once we reach Ponyville." she said as she breathed a sigh as the others shrugged and sat back down.
"Last Stop Ponyville!" the conductor announced over the loud speaker. Twilight hung her head as she and the others got to their feet. When they reached his seat they found that he had already left the train and was waiting for them outside. The six of them hurried up to him. He put his hood on and looked at them with a blank stare.
"So this is Ponyville?" he said as he looked at the small town.
"Yeah. I guess we'll show you around then." Twilight said as she took the lead. Isaac noticed that the mare's were only about an inch or so shorter than him, he didn't dwell on it as he walked through the small town. They stopped in front of a massive tree that looked hollowed out into a house. "This is the library, you'll be staying with me for the time being." Twilight said in a nervous tone. He nodded and the ponies continued through the town keeping silent as they stopped in front of a pink building that had the smell of baked goods secreting from it.
"Oh! Oh! This is Sugar Cube Corner! The local bakery where I work!" Pinkie said with a smile. As they began to walk inside Isaac was bombarded by a light green blur. He got to his feet he noticed that it was a mint green unicorn that had a lyre tattoo on her shoulder.
"I'm terribly sorry, I was so lost in thought that I didn't see where I was going." She said as she rubbed the back of her head. Isaac offered to help her up, the mare took his hand and got to her feet.
"No, it was my fault, just goes to show what happens when you stop moving in front of a building."
"Thanks, my names Lyra Heart-" she stopped as a gust of wind blew his hood off the top of his head to reveal his complexion. Lyra's jaw dropped in surprise. "Okay this is going to sound completely crazy but...you look like a human."
"Well, I should. Considering I am one." He said as he brushed the dirt off his pants. Lyra's face contorted and she began to hyperventilate. "You all right there miss?" she then collapsed on the ground. Isaac knelt down and tried to nudge her awake. Twilight and the others soon came out to see where he was.
"What happened?" she asked as she looked at him.
"I don't know. One minute I'm talking to her and then the next she's down on the ground," the ponies looked at the mare and let out a synchronized 'oh.' Lyra's eyes snapped open to see that the human was looking down ant her with a raised eyebrow. "You all right?" the mare suddenly jumped to her feet and began to cheer.
"I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT! I KNEW HUMANS EXISTED!" she yelled.
"Um yeah. I'm surprised you know about-" he was cut off as the mare put her hands on his face.
"It's all there, the furless skin, the small patch of hair on the head. Everything I've described in my writings! I WAS RIGHT!"
"Please let go of my face." He said in an annoyed tone.
"Oh sorry." She said as she let go. Isaac rubbed his face that was now red from the mare's grip.
"Thank you. Now who are you?"
"Oh my gosh! A human want's to know my name! It's Lyra, Lyra Heart Strings." She said as she outstretched a hand.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Isaac." He said as he shook it. The mare squeed in delight.
"That's it? No last name?"
"Well, my last name is unpronounceable to most people."
"Try me." As he told her his last name someone had dropped a dish inside the restaurant. Lyra looked back at him in surprised. "Wow, you're right. Weird name."
"Yup, don't sweat it."
"I still can't believe that I'm talking to a human. I have so many questions!" Twilight then jumped into the conversation.
"Easy there Lyra. He just got into town." Twilight said. "You'll have plenty of time to interrogate him after he gets settled."
"Totally fine. Do you have a phone?" she said as she turned back to him.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if it'll work here." He said as he lifted the device up. Lyra took it from him and her horn began to glow, the phone began to shine and move in her palm. She handed it back to him.
"Try it." He scrolled down to Lyra's entry and pressed the talk button. He heard her phone ring in her pocket. "Sweet! I'll call you later." She said as she ran off in the other direction. He stood there with a confused look on his face.
"What just happened?"
"Lyra just gave you her phone number." Twilight said.
"How did that work?....Oh right, magic." He tried to call Mason's or Allie's number but got nothing but static.
"Well, I gotta go to work." Rainbow said as she took flight.
"Ah'd best get back to Big Mac, he'll need a hand with the apples."
"I'd better go as well. I still have that order to fill for that pony in Manehattan."
"I...had better go and check on Angel."
"I'd love to stay but the Cakes need me to work the counter." The ponies all left except for Twilight who let out a heavy sigh at her abandonment.
"Well, that was quick." He commented.
"C'mon, I'll show you the library." She said in a grumble. Isaac pulled his hood over his head and followed the lavender mare back to the tree. "Spike? Spike?" she called out as they entered the library. Suddenly a teenage sized purple lizard came running down the stairs.
"What's up Twi-AH! ZOMBIE!" he yelled as he looked at the human.
"Spike, how many times have I told you? There's no such things as ZOMBIES!" she yelled. "He's just a human." She said as she rolled her eyes.
"Twilight, do NOT joke about zombies around me, okay?" Twilight and Spike looked at him in shock.
"You believe in zombies too?" the tiny purple lizard asked.
"Oh yeah."
"Good grief, you two are unbelievable." Twilight said as she face-palmed.
"Look Twilight. There are two kinds of people in the world, those who have a plan when zombies take over the world and those who don't. I call the last people; meat shields." He said as he walked over to the couch. "Who is he anyway?" he said as he pointed to the scaled one.
"I'm Spike. Twilight's number one assistant."
"So you're....a lizard I'm guessing?"
"NO! I'm a dragon!"
"Really?.....I guess it makes as much sense as everything else in this crazy world." He breathed out. "Names Isaac by the way."
"Nice to meet you."
"He's going to be staying with us for a while, I need you to get the guest room ready." She said as she looked at Spike who nodded and quickly hurried up the stairs. Twilight then turned to him with a raised eyebrow.
"What?"
"Sorry just still getting used to the fact that theres another creature living with me." She said in a low tone.
"I can kinda see that. Can I ask something?"
"Sure."
"You and you're friends are all girls right?"
"Yeah, why?" she said as she glared at him.
"Just making sure so I don't say anything offensive, plus I haven't seen to many guys around. I'm assuming you call them stallions."
"Yes, and there are stallions around, most of them are just at work."
"All right then,.....I'm gonna go walk around town for a bit." He said as he got to his feet.
"WHAT?"
"Since I'm gonna be staying here for a while I figured I should familiarize myself with the town." She looked at him with a concerned look on her face. "I promise I won't cause any trouble. Scouts honor." He said as he raised his right hand.
"Fine, just be back here in an hour, okay."
"Deal." As he walked out the door, he let out a small snicker. "Like I'm a scout." He said in a sarcastic tone. He flipped his hood over his head and began to walk into town.
"Let me go!" Isaac looked over to see a grey Pegasus mare with blonde hair being harassed by two stallions.
"Why should we?" the red stallion said as he ripped her messenger bag out of her hands and threw it to the ground and spilling what looked like letters?
"Just leave me alone!" she pleaded.
"Shut up!" the blue stallion said as he slapped her across her face.
"HEY!" Isaac bellowed as he walked over to the group. "There a problem here?" he said as he glared at the pegasi.
"None of your business!" the red one yelled as he raised his hand. Isaac caught it and stepped in between the stallions and the mare. "You got some nerve!"
"How about picking on some on your own size!" he said as he said as he flipped the stallion over his back, he slammed him against the ground and delivered a quick jab to his face. The blue stallion aimed for his head, Isaac dodged it and delivered a quick upper cut to the Pegasus, sending him to the ground. The two stallions got to their feet and backed away from the hooded stranger. "Beat it!" he barked. The stallions complied and walked away from the two. Isaac turned around and saw that the mare's eyes were off center, her golden eyes looked at him in amazement. Isaac crouched down and began to help her put the letter back in her bag. "You okay?"
"Y-yeah."
"Why were those guys giving you trouble?"
"Oh.....because my eyes are different." She said as few tears escaped her eyes.
"There's nothing wrong with being different." He said as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"How would you know?" she said in a low tone. Isaac removed his hood, the mare let out a gasp at his appearance.
"Oh trust me, I know." He said as he helped her to her feet. "My names Isaac, what's yours?"
"It's Ditzy Do, but some call me Derpy."
"Well, it's nice to meet you Ditzy." he said as he shook the mare's hand.
"Hey do you have a phone?" Isaac nodded and gave her the devise. She pressed a few buttons and handed it back to him. "Here's my number, call me if you want to hang out sometime."
"Thanks. See you round." He said with a smile on his face. Ditzy took flight and continued on her way. He looked around to see a few ponies staring at him, Isaac quickly put his hood over his head and continued walking. He pulled out his I-pod and turned it on, the screen started to flicker and freeze. "Son of a-" he cut himself off when he heard a steady electric beat coming from a nearby shop. He made his way inside and saw odd shaped devices that looked similar to I-pods. He started to look around.
"Need help with anything?" a calm voice said over at the register. He turned around to see a white unicorn mare with an electric blue hair and vibrant red eyes. He pulled his hood down over his head and approached the counter and pulled out the I-pod.
"Yeah, I'm not sure if you have this model but-" the mare grabbed the device and started to examine it.
"WHOA! Never seen a P-pod like this before." She said in excitement.
"Well....It's not, it's an I-pod."
"Never heard of a-" she then noticed his hands. Isaac let out a breath and pulled his hood back. She looked at him in amazement and tiled her head. "You must be the human Lyra was going on about."
"Yep."
"Honesty I thought she was busting, looks like I lost a bet. So what can I do for you.....what's your name?"
"Isaac."
"Odd name, I'm Vinyl by the way." She said as she shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you, I don't suppose you know how to fix this?"
"Sorry, never seen this type before." She said with a weak grin.
"There goes my music." He said in a defeated tone.
"I can't fix it, but I can transfer the music to a P-pod." She grabbed a black P-pod from the shelf and set the two devises next to each other, a small magical cable connected the two devices and the two pieces started to glow. Within ten-seconds the connection disappeared. "There you go." Isaac turned on the P-pod and skimmed the screen.
"Sweet, it's all there." He withdrew the bit bag the Princess gave him. "How much do I owe you?"
"Free of charge. So long as you agree to let me hear some of your music from time to time." She said with a smile.
"Deal.....hey what the-" he said as he felt his phone being levitated out of his pocket the mare put it in her palm and entered her number. She handed the device and gave him a smile.
"Here's my number, give me a call sometime." She said with a wink. Isaacs face blushed a little.
"Sure. I'll see you later Vinyl." He said as he left the shop. He plugged in his head phones and selected a song to play. He walked into the park and saw some birds flying. Isaac climbed a nearby tree and began to doze off. His mind drifted back to his friends and family.
"HEY!"a voice shouted. Isaacs eyes snapped open, he almost fell out of the tree as he stared into a pair of magenta eyes. It was the cyan Pegasus from before.
"Yeah, what?" he retorted.
"Easy, I just came to say hi." She said as she sat on the branch.
"Rainbow right?"
"Yep, best flyer in Equestria." she said in a cocky voice. Isaac hopped down to the ground, a small cloud of dust was kicked up as he landed. "So....you're a guy right?"
"Yeah. Why?" he said as she landed next to him.
"Just making sure. You are the first human I've met so I have no idea what you're girls are supposed to look like." Isaac pulled out his phone and scrolled through his photo's until he came across one of him Allie and Mason. "Who're those guys?"
"That's Allie and Mason."
"Your siblings?"
"Nah, my friends. Wonder if I'll see them again." He said as he hung his head.
"Hey relax, Celestia's looking into it she'll find a way to send you back." She said as she put a hand on his shoulder.
"Thanks. Every vote of confidence helps." He said with a smile. "So what's your job?"
"I'm the weather manager for Ponyville."
"So you predict the weather?"
"No, I control the weather." She said with a smile.
"Control it? How do you do that?"
"Watch." She took flight and began to move the clouds around in the sky. Isaac looked in amazement as she zipped through the sky. "Awesome huh?" Isaac nodded. "So how do humans control the weather?"
"We don't. All we can do is predict it and even then we suck at it."
"So how does the weather work?"
"The clouds move on their own."
"So what do the humans with wings do?" Isaac looked at her in surprise.
"Humans don't have wings." She let out an audible gasp.
"What about-"
"Nope, no horns either. Just our hands and feet."
"That's gotta suck!"
"It's not perfect but we make due." He said with a shrug.
"So...humans don't fly."
"No humans can fly, only with the help of machines."
"What machines?"
"They're called airplanes. Big metal tubes with a stiff wing on each side. A person sit's inside and can control the speed and height it flies."
"Awesome! How big are the planes."
"They can vary from small one person planes, to massive military craft's that can hold easily two hundred people."
"How fast can they go?"
"Fastest one I think can go Mach 10."
"That's breaking the sound barrier!" she said with a smile.
"Yeah many planes do that." He said in a relaxed tone.
"Have you ever been in one?"
"A plane? Yeah lot's of times."
"When?"
"Well, when I went on vacation and when I was-. Never mind."
"What tell me?"
"Ancient history. Not important." He said in a low grumble.
"Fine." She said in a defeated tone. Suddenly he saw a familiar grey Pegasus fly over head. "Hey Ditzy." Rainbow said with a wave.
"Hey Rainbow Dash, what's.....Oh it's you!" she said as she waved to the man.
"You know him?" Rainbow said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah he totally saved me earlier!" Rainbow looked at him in shock.
"WHAT?"
"Some assholes were giving her trouble and I took them down a couple notches." He said as he shrugged.
"Who was it?"
"I don't know, two Pegasus stallions. One was red and the other was blue." Rainbow's eyes narrowed.
"Oh THOSE two." She said in a grumble.
"You know them?"
"Just two punks who think they're better than ever-pony else."
"Did you just say ever-pony?" he said with a chuckle.
"Yeah? Why?"
"Oh nothing." He said as he adverted his eyes. He pulled out his phone and looked at the time. "I'd better get back to the library before Twilight gives me an earful. See you two later." The two mares waved goodbye. Isaac scrolled through his phone and looked at the contact lists.
Hm..day one and I've already got three girls numbers. Mason would be proud.
DUDE! They're mutated horse...things.
So? They seem cool.
Just don't get to comfortable.
I know I have to go back, I have no intention on staying.
Good.
Isaac walked into the library and let out a yawn.
"Twilight? Spike? I'm back." He walked around the library and sat down on the couch.
"Just a second." Twilight said as she came down the stairs. "Hey, good timing. I was just about to head to Sugar Cube Corner. Wanna come?"
"Uh...sure." he said as he got to his feet. The two walked out of the library and ventured out into the town.
"So how was you're walk around town?"
"Interesting. I got a P-pod, talked with Rainbow and I beat the living crap out of some guys. The usual." Twilight looked back at him in surprise.
"WHAT! You said you wouldn't cause any trouble."
"Look, some stallions were picking on Ditzy and I put them in their place, that's it."
"You met Ditzy?"
"Yeah along with Vinyl. They seem nice."
"You still said you wouldn't cause trouble!" she said in an annoyed tone. "You said scout's honor.'"
"I wan't gonna sit idly by and let some jerks push Ditzy around." He said in a stern tone.
"Sounds like a personal obligation."
"Trust me I've been pushed around enough to recognize it. I was just trying to be nice." He said as they got in front of the bakery. Twilight rolled her eyes and walked inside, the interior was dark when Isaac stepped in, suddenly the lights turned on to reveal a large amount of ponies with grins on their faces.
"SURPRISE!" Isaac stood there stunned. Suddenly Pinkie came running up to him.
"Well, what do ya think?"
"What is this?"
"Your 'Welcome to Ponyville party!' Do you like it?"
"Y-yeah. Looks great." He said with a weak smile.
"YAY!" she said in excitement. "Let's PARTY!" she yelled. Isaac sat down next to Twilight and the others and watched as the party went into full swing. The ponies danced and gossiped about current events. Isaac remained quiet and out of sight, trying not to draw attention to himself. A familiar mint green unicorn then walked up to him.
"Hey!"
"Hey Lyra, what's up?"
"Just wanted to introduce to some-pony." She said as a cream colored mare with pink and purple hair joined them. "Bonbon this is Isaac. Isaac this is my roommate Bonbon."
"H-hi." She said in a nervous tone.
"Hi."
"Lyra can I talk to you for a quick second?" Bonbon said as she pulled her aside. "What are you doing?"
"What? This proves that I'm right!"
"I still doubt that he's genuine!"
"What could be more genuine?" Lyra said in an annoyed tone.
"I'm just saying....don't get your hopes up Lyra. I know how you get."
"Bonbon. For the past few years ever-pony said I was crazy for believing in humans and now that I finally have some proof you're telling me NOT to use it!" she said as she crossed her arms.
"We don't know anything about that.....thing. He could be dangerous!"
"I'm willing to take that risk! He is going to accelerate my research ten fold!"
"I suggest you do one thing before you start your questions."
"What?"
"Find him." Lyra looked behind her to see that the seat he was sitting in was empty.
Note to self. Humans are sneaky. She thought as she made her way through the party. Isaac had made his way away from the mares and found a booth to relax in. Soon a familiar white mare came over to him.
"Sup?" she asked.
"Not much, you?"
"Enjoying the party?"
"I guess.....I'm not much for the party scene."
"Why?"
"To be honest...this is my first one." He said in a defeated tone.
"WHAT?"
"Yeah." He then noticed that two familiar pegasi were making there way through the crowd and over to his table. "Oh great, the welcoming committee." He said as he got to his feet. "Can I help you two with something?"
"Yeah. Time for some payback." the red stallion said as he cracked his knuckles.
"I'm sorry have we met?"
"You don't remember this afternoon?" the blue Pegasus interjected.
"Nope, I've got a weird medical condition. I can't remember those who are weaker than me." Vinyl chuckled at the statement.
"Oh that's a riot!" the red stallion said as he closed the gab between the two.
"You're invading my personal space." He said in a calm tone. "Look sorry about earlier. C'mon, this is a party let's bury the hatchet eh?" he said as he offered them a drink. The stallions knocked the cups out of his hands, causing the ponies to look and stare at the group. "That was rather rude." The blue stallion then punched him in the side of the cheek. Isaac looked back at the two pegasi with a blank stare. "You see, when you do something like that it's gonna get your asses kicked." He said as he quickly kicked the two into the middle of the room. He took out his P-pod and handed it to Vinyl. "Vinyl be a sport and play track number six." Vinyl took the device and plugged it into the speakers and a song began to play. He quickly took off his jacket and walked forward where the stallions had gotten back on their feet, he noticed that a dark brown Pegasus had joined the group.
"Ladies first." He said as the red stallion threw a few quick jabs which he blocked. He grabbed the stallions hand and threw him into a nearby table. The blue stallion ran forward, Isaac grabbed a nearby plate and threw it, the plate hit the stallions leg causing him to drop to one knee, the man quickly ran forward and launched himself off of the stallions knee and delivered a kick to the stallions face. As he landed he felt him self being grabbed by the brown Pegasus and being thrown into a corner. He quickly got to his feet and put a finger to his lip to feel himself bleeding. He smiled and wiped the blood from his face.
"Okay. Enough warm up." He up to the large stallion who grabbed a nearby plastic tray and held it in front of him trying to protect himself. The human placed the tips of his fingers on the tray and gave it a quick jab causing it to crack and break in half. "Nice try." He then delivered a quick kick to the stallions gut and finished with a quick punch to the back of the stallions head, knocking him out. Isaac looked at the other two pegasi and grabbed them by the arms. He made his way towards the door and threw them out into the street. The two pegasi began to stir just in time for the large Pegasus to be thrown on top of them. They let out a cry of discomfort, Isaac crouched down next to them with a flat expression on his face. "Next time be sure to mind your manners. I'll be here in case you need a reminder." He said as he patted the red stallion on the head.
As he made his way back inside the ponies looked at him in amazement. "Sorry about that." He looked over to Mr. & Mrs. Cake and handed them the bag of bit's he'd gotten from the Princess. "That should be enough to cover the damage and...keep the rest." He said with a smile. Isaac walked over to th speakers and removed his P-pod, he looked back to the ponies who's jaws were hitting the floor. He grabbed his coat and began to walk back towards the library. Once he was there he made his way up to the guest room, he opened the door to see a medium sized bed with fresh sheets. "Not bad." He hung his coat up and laid back in the bed and stared at the ceiling until he fell asleep.