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~Author's Note~

This Story Series may eventually have just about anything and everything you can think of wrote into it. You have been warned...

On a side note, I decided to make a dated list of what I edit of my stories, as well as when I edit them. That way everyone will know if I edited the story itself, the title of it, or just the author's note thing I put either at the beginning, or end of the stories themselves. So, if this story shows up in your watchlist even if you have already removed it after reading it, then I may have edited it in some way. Directly below this paragraph is where the date list will be. I will have the dates starting with when I originally posted this story, along with each date where I edited something within the story. Beside the date will tell you what I did that particular day.

10/13/2013 - Uploaded the Story

8/3/2014 - Added to the Author's Note, and added this dated list

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Well, looks like I'll probably add some more to this sometime, but I figured y'all would want to read this as soon as y'all could.

I'll add the rest when I'm able to.

Until then, Enjoy!!

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The Guardians of Equestria - Chapter 1 - Awkward Moments** , Questions, and Conversations**

Well, it appears that I am blindfolded, and my muzzle and limbs are bound... yep, definitely bound. Guess I'm not dead after all... Then again, if I'm not dead, then where am I, and what am I bound with...? What is this stuff anyway? Feels like some kind of cloth... Ok, let's go over this again. I have no idea where I am, I seem to be blindfolded, I've been muzzled, and to top it all off, my limbs seem to be bound together... Oh don't do this now. Come on man breathe, breathe! Gotta stay calm! Gotta be calm with stuff like this now come on, deep breathes... A few more now, keep going... Keep going, your better than ya was before...

Ok, now think this through. My scream didn't do any good, and won't help any as long as my muzzle can't be opened. Is there anything I didn't notice before...? Hmm, the binds on my wrists seem to be tied to the binds on my ankles... Not sure if that helps any, but you can never be too sure in situations like this... Now that I'm thinking about it, I seem to be laying on a cloth of some kind. Seems to be thickly woven together and yet soft to the touch... The only thing I can think of that's like that are cushions. The only thing I know of that has cushions and is as long as me is a couch... That's a good thing right?

Well, laying here isn't doing me any good. I may be blindfolded, but I need to find out where I am. Gotta get these binds off first though, especially the blindfold. I wonder where the back of the couch is- *THUD*... ... Oww... ... well, I found the floor. It seems to be a wooden floor... I wonder if it's true that the vibrations from a surface can help you see without seeing...? Hmm, well, what do ya know? It actually works... From what I can tell, there seems to be a lot of movement in this place... Umm, if there's a lot of movement, then who bound me, & why can't I hear them...? I can hear birds, some scratching noises, and it seems as if something is bouncing around somewhere around me. Since when did my hearing get bad enough that I couldn't figure out what direction a noise was coming from...? Must be a soundproof room or something... Then again, wouldn't a soundproof room allow sounds to still have a direction, but just not an echo...? Let's see here, I can barely move, I'm on the floor, & I'm still bound. Yep, this isn't getting anywhere fast.

I wonder why it smells like tea, plants, fruit, and grain in here. You'd think a vegan lived here or something. Not noticing until just now has me a little worried though. My nose worked just fine yesterday... Of course, knowing what day yesterday was would be a start... Wait... *sighs heavily* Now I feel like an idiot. You have claws ya dummy, use them. Being half wolf does have its advantages ya know... Ok, my hands are free... My feet are free. Looks like I need to sharpen my claws sometime... Now that my muzzle is free, let's take care of this stupid blindfold so I can figure out where I am...

Ok, seems to be a small place with some extra stuff added on to it. I like the coffee table though. I haven't seen a stone table in a long time... Now that I'm looking at it better, you'd think this stone table was carved from one stone instead of several pieces held together with bolts... Wow! It really is a carved table. Do people still make those nowadays...? This place reminds me of a few movies actually. A few come to mind without thinking... Are those stones on the wall or do they make up the wall itself...? I wonder where this place could be... You'd think this place was a pet shop or something. There are quite a few creatures in here... Did I really just say creatures? I didn't think I'd ever use that word instead of animals... kind of odd for me to say that...

Umm, why does that ceiling post look so familiar...? The way this room is arranged looks familiar too. Why is this place so familiar anyway? I don't remember ever being here. Have I really watched that much TV...? Wait a second... Please tell me I'm dreaming. There's no way this place could be what I think it is. It's not even supposed to exist... Am I dreaming? Could all of this really just be a dream...? Wait! What's that sound...?

"Go vum marn barding, git dant gee kwat plad. Yawn dead git nos gummin yawn clound. Gowgin gummin yawn clound gee glary"

"Yawnle Bowten vi glow yawn barbity... gihff yawn told grind kwat grizz"

"Vi told grind cratall glublergly..."

Umm... it sounds like someone's talking outside... If you can consider that as talking that is. I'm not even sure what language that's in. Of course, my hearing could be messing with me... Crap! It sounds like whatever it is, is getting closer. I need to find somewhere to hide as fast as I can. Let's see here, the coffee table? Nope, too close to the floor; In the Kitchen? Nope, too noticeable; There's nowhere to hide in the kitchen either. Looks like the only places to hide are either behind the couch, or the chair... Since the chair's too small, the couch should be my best bet. I just hope whatever it is, is friendly... Some answers would be nice as well...

"Jar yawn flur yawn told grind barbity"

"Vi told grind cratall barding. Vear trends crater crall. Yawn dav tea vapid jerkglious paz woo dut yawn clound flow. Yawn triten greasilry, grut yawn book door glaird jan pewzunal"

I hid the best I could behind the couch. I was lucky enough to be able to see the doorway from under it. Whatever it was would probably see me instantly if I was above or beside the couch... Well, the door opened and... And something came in. Are those Hooves...? Looks like it. Sounds like it too...

"So what is it you want me to look at Fluttershy? I don't see anything different than usual..."

"I b-bound it so no pony would g-get hurt... I h-hope it's still here Rarity. It l-looked like it might be d-dangerous..."

"Dearie, why would you bring something that looked dangerous to your home?"

"I d-don't know... I've never seen anything l-like it before... It l-looked like it might be dangerous, but I couldn't find anything about it in the b-books I use with my animals... Twilight's monster & creature books d-didn't help either..."

...The door just closed, but I better be dreaming. I know those voices to well for this to be a prank, & the hooves don't help any... Wait, was she talking about me? Do I really look that dangerous to her...? Why do I suddenly feel frightened by all this?

"Dut boo yawn tean barding... Pait, gwoldon vadeckit... Ah, much better. See, I told you either me or Twilight could fix that sound barrier for you. I wonder how Twilight is doing today. She seemed more busy than usual at Sugar Cube Corner this morning... ... Wait... Darling, did you just say monster and creature books...? What exactly are you wanting to show me?"

*EEP!*

"Fluttershy, what's wrong. You look like you've seen a ghost or something."

"I... b-b-bound it... and p-p-put it on the c-couch"

Well, I was hoping I was dreaming, but now I'm not sure of anything... Am I really that scary? I expected Fluttershy to be just as frightful as the show depicted her, but not quite like this... At least I know she's talking about me though. I wonder how they'd react to me not being as dangerous as Fluttershy thinks...

"Fluttershy, are those the binds on the floor?"

"Y-YES!"

Wow, I never would've thought Fluttershy's voice would really be like a whisper when screaming... Always thought that at least her scream would be different than the show itself...

"Fluttershy, what exactly did this thing look like?"

"I'm n-not sure... I-it looked like a t-timberwolf... b-but it w-wasn't..."

"It looked similar to a timberwolf, & you brought it home!? Fluttershy, what if this thing attacks us? I'm not very good at combat spells, Twilight isn't with us at the moment, & our elements don't work without her. What are we supposed to do if this creature isn't friendly?"

Yep, this is turning into a good situation right? At least I know they're friendly creatures... When they're not defending Equestria that is... Fluttershy will probably faint, but I'm not sure how Rarity would act. I wonder what would happen if I tried talking to them without them seeing me... I hope this goes well.

"Hey Fluttershy!"

"IT KNOWS MY NAME!" *THUD*

Well, at least I was right about Fluttershy fainting... I wonder if Rarity would actually use her magic to defend herself if she were to see me... Looks like I need to think of a backup plan if this goes differently than expected... I wonder if smelling salts would help any...

"Umm... Rarity, before anything else happens; can you please tell me where Fluttershy's smelling salts are?"

Rarity thought for a moment to consider her options before answering. She was just as scared as Fluttershy was now that she knew there was a possible rogue creature in Fluttershy's cottage. She could hear her own heartbeat as her fear began to get the best of her.

"Her smelling s-salts are in a b-bottom cabinet in the k-kitchen, on the right s-side of her storage b-box... May I ask as t-to what you are, h-how you know our n-names, and w-what you're about to d-do to us...?"

Hearing her stutter like that brought tears to my eyes. I hated it when people were scared, and even more so when people were sad. Her voice alone had told me this much. Because of this, I knew what would probably happen in a moment. I just hoped she'd be okay afterward.

"I'll tell you everything you wish to know later on. The only thing I ask of you is for you to try not to fear me, and for you to trust me when I say that everything will be alright..."

I doubted that it would truly get a good response, but I had to start somewhere. She seemed to be too scared for me to get a perfect reaction from her. Not even Twilight would act normal with me... Then again, Twilight might actually try to harm me if she wanted to... I hope that doesn't happen if I meet her... At least Rarity was able to talk to me though. Stuttered or not, communication was always a good thing right...?

"I'll t-try... b-but I have n-no guarantee of th-that..."

"Well, it's worth a try I suppose..."

I raised my head over the couch so I could look at them. I saw Fluttershy laying unconscious on the floor. Her beautiful pink mane hid her face, and mixed with her yellow fur-coat while hiding her wings... Rarity on the other hand, was frozen stiff where she stood. Her purple mane seemed to be perfectly brushed and pulled aside her face. It even matched her perfectly white fur coat better than the show depicted it. She was a couple or so steps from Fluttershy. I looked into her eyes, and could see her fear. Her tears told me that she was scared for her life, and for the life of her friend. I knew what was going to happen, but breaking the silence was the only thing that came to mind at that particular moment.

"It's going to be alright Rarity. I'm not going to harm either of you."

*THUD* Well, at least she missed the stone table... Not by much, but she missed it. Looks like the smelling salts will come in handy after all... Might as well put them on the couch, the floor isn't the best way to wake up... ... Gah! They're heavy. I always thought that when people said they were little ponies; that they were supposed to actually be little ponies. Their backs alone would come up to at least my belly with them standing... I wonder if they'll answer any of my questions if I answer any of theirs... Guess I'll find out later on... Okay, now that they're on the couch, let's go find those salts...

I looked around Fluttershy's Kitchen, and was amazed at how things were put together. Turns out that she has both a juicer and a grinder on the counter... Or at least I think it's a grinder... I believe there's a blender as well. I've never seen a manual blender before though, so I'm not sure... Hmm, looks like what Rarity said was a storage box is similar to what I know to be a refrigerator... It doesn't look like it'd cool stuff down though. I wonder how it keeps her vegetables and things cool and from going bad easily... Well, at least Rarity wasn't lying about where the salts were... I just hope they work...

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10 Minutes Later

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Well, I'm beginning to wonder if these work at all. I have a smelling salt vile for each of them, and yet I've been holding them by their noses for at least 10 minutes now... ... Hmm, if horses and ponies where I'm from love to lick salt blocks; does that mean that the ponies here wouldn't have an effect to it if they love it as well...? I feel like an idiot now... ... A bucket of water would be a bad idea. Fluttershy might not mind, but Rarity would have a fit about it because of her mane. She might even attack me if I did that...

I wasn't sure on what to do now. I put the smelling salts on the table, and tried to think of something that might work. Nothing came to mind though... After a while of thinking, the only thing that came to mind was to just sit and wait for them to wake up... That was before I noticed something though. Turns out that if you think about something hard enough; That you'd forget to think about anything else. All this time I've been thinking about what I should do in this situation, when I should've been thinking about whether or not I was covered... Only one thing came to mind, but it didn't stay in my mind though. Thinking out loud seems weird sometimes...

"Fluttershy, what did you do with my clothes after you brought me to your home?"

"I washed them and hung them out to dry before going to get Rarity..."

Did she really just answer my question in her sleep...? Didn't expect that to actually happen... Wait! You mean to tell me that Fluttershy took my clothes off! ...Why doesn't this frighten me...? I know they don't normally wear clothes unless it's for a good occasion, but to take an unsuspected creature's clothes off... This just seems to be a little creepy. The fact that Fluttershy, the shyest pony on the show I know her from; has seen all of me; and that Rarity might've seen something as well... ...I'm not sure what to think about that... Well, looks like I need to put my clothes on. Her clothes hanger is outside right...?

I went outside and found my clothes. I won't say I'm not a little scared though. I didn't expect the Ever Free Forest that Fluttershy lived by to be creepier than the TV show described it. The vibes I got from it weren't helping either... At least I have my clothes back on, or at least what's left of them. There was only a pair of shorts hanging up to dry... Do ponies here wear shorts...? Looks like another question to ask them.

I went back inside Fluttershy's Cottage and closed the door behind me. I had several questions to ask, and they probably had several to ask as well. The sound barrier that Rarity spoke of seemed to be a good one to start with... ... I wonder when they'll wake up... Looks like sitting between them will work until they get up... I wish there was a TV or a handheld in here though. Being forced to have patience and getting bored easily don't mix... At least I should get a laugh when they wake up and find their heads in my lap, staring into each other's eyes'.

I sat there for what seemed like hours. I even interlaced my hands with each other and leaned back as time went by... I think I fell asleep though. Things got interesting as I woke up...

"What do you mean it's harmless? It's got claws, teeth, looks like a wolf, and you said you found it in the Ever Free Forest! What else should be said towards something that might harm us darling? Safety is supposed to be the first thing on the list when talking about the forest..."

"Perhaps you're right Rarity, but did you not think that if it weren't harmless, that we would already be harmed... I'm not going to say it's harmless, but it doesn't seem to want to harm us either. Especially since it has its' shorts on. I washed them and hung them out to dry before going to get you. Not to mention that he was sitting between us when we got up. It even had the decency to put us on the couch..."

It makes me feel glad that Fluttershy was taking up for herself and defending me no less... No one said anything after that though. Looks like I'll be getting my two cents in after all.

"Y'all do know that I can hear everything y'all are saying right...? And to answer y'alls question, I won't say that I'm harmless, but I will say that I won't harm either of the two of you..."

Well, that got their attention. Now it's much quieter in the room... too quiet... I wonder who will talk first...

"What are you, why haven't we ever seen a creature like you before, and how do you know our names...?"

I didn't expect Fluttershy to be the one to ask me that. I figured she was too shy to ask just yet... Looks like Rarity is too frightened to speak at the moment...

"I'm not sure my species has a name. I know myself to be an anthropomorphic gray wolf with bluish gray fur... As for why you've never seen anything like me before... I don't know if this planet has ever had anything like me on it before... I'm not from anywhere even close to here... ...Speaking of which, do either of y'all have any ideas as to how I ended up here...? Oh, and telling you about how I know your names would be a bit difficult to explain... If Rarity is in shock with what's happened so far, I'm not sure she could handle an explanation like that..."

"I'm not sure as to how, but here, just about anything is possible whether it's been discovered yet or not... Anything known would be documented though, so we might be able to figure something out. I know of a few ponies that might know something... only one of them is close enough to contact easily though... ...Do you have a name?"

"As a matter of fact, I do Fluttershy. My name is Jonwolf Smith; although, the spelling of my name throws off others because it goes against the rules of grammar. Most people will call me Jon or Jonwolf... It's nice to meet you Fluttershy. If I'm thinkin' right, Twilight is the only pony around here that may know somethin' without contacting the princesses. By the way, would you happen to have any tea, and perhaps some... fruit?"

I couldn't help but grin when Fluttershy's face lit up. I knew the possibility of tea alone should help her feel better about me. Although, there may be more about that that I don't know yet. I'm not sure if all this helped Rarity though. *THUD* Nope, guess not...

"I made some tea this morning actually. I'd be happy to get you some if you'd like. I also have some fresh fruit I've been thinking about trying... Some fruits are a bit scarce around here, so I've been saving them for a good occasion..."

After hearing this, I wasn't sure what fruit she had, or much less as to how she kept them from going bad after a while... Looks like I'm about to find out though.

"Sure Fluttershy, sounds like a plan. After what y'all just went through, I think we all could use that... By the way... ... do I frighten you?"

"I'll say that you do frighten me a bit, but not as much as you did earlier. Living beside the Ever Free and caretaking for many creatures has helped me get use to a lot of things... Some of the creatures tend to be more than a hooful sometimes... The advice of Iron Will and my friends have helped with just about everything else... There are still some things I'll never get rid of though. Being shy, nervous, and scared most of the time are some of the things that just won't go away for some reason..."

"I never thought I'd ever hear you talk specifics Fluttershy... Looks like today is going to be a long day; an interesting explanation is probably needed, along with a Q and A for a while... Y'all might not understand a few things about me without Twilight being here though... And as far as not being able to not be shy, nervous, or scared most of the time... If it is something that makes up who you truly are, then you will never truly get rid of it... I'm normally shy most of the time as well. I'm not quite sure as to why I'm not right now though..."

"You may be right about some of that. We can give it our best shot though. We might as well do this over a small meal though... I'll be back with some food and some drinks. Oh, and Jon, do you mind putting Rarity on the couch again? She should wake up sometime after I bring the tea in here..."

"I don't mind at all Fluttershy. I'll be on the couch as well."

I'm not sure what I should've said there, but I said something. Wait... Is Fluttershy blushing...? I'm not sure what to think of that at all... Well, while Fluttershy is getting something for breakfast, I might as well move Rarity... I still can't believe she's this heavy. I wonder if I've gotten weaker somehow. Has it been that long since I've done a workout...? Well, I'm on the couch next to Rarity now... I wonder what time it is... Looks like Fluttershy's coming back already. I didn't think she'd have breakfast ready that fast... Well, at least now I know that she's definitely blushing. Tempted to ask as to why, but that might be an awkward moment for her... Looks like an interesting snack for breakfast, or at least I think its breakfast... Is that a pear on that tray...? Then again, I wonder what time it is. There seems to be plenty of light coming through the windows...

"Fluttershy, what time is it?"

Well, at least she didn't look outside... Is that an hourglass by the wall? I've never seen a clock look like that before... I wonder how it works...

"It's just after 9 in the morning" She said as she placed our meal on the table.

"I didn't know that Equestria had all these fruits... I've never seen that one before though. What is it?"

Fluttershy looked at the fruit for a moment as she thought of its name. The color of the fruit had me wondering where it was from though. It's not every day you see a fruit that's colored like a rainbow...

"Umm... I don't think it has a name actually. I got it from the Ever Free Forest. They were all over the ground around a bunch of leafless trees... I haven't tried it yet though. It's not like other fruits we have regularly... The only thing I know about them is that they remind me of a zap apple..."

I had to think for a bit about that. Only certain things were put on the show so it made sense for some things to not be mentioned. Such as the truth towards almost every TV show and movie ever made... They probably don't have movies or TVs here though... I remembered that a zap apple was an apple that was rainbow colored, tasted awesome, and was even better if you knew how to utilize the natural magic within them in order to use them in recipe's... The show never mentioned anything that was similar but different as far as fruit goes... The only other thing I remembered from the show about zap apples was that the Timberwolves howled several times when the zap apple trees were close to growing flower buds, that lightning clouds would zap the trees to make the buds bloom, that the flowers popped off the trees as an unripe gray zap apple appeared in its place, and that the zap apples turned rainbow colored when they were ripe. Not to mention that it's impossible to pick a zap apple when they're not ripe, and that if you didn't get them all picked before the end of the day they became ripe for harvesting, that the ones that didn't get picked would zap away as if they were never there... I'm not sure what to think about this though. It's not shaped like an apple, but the colors seemed to be the same... with an additional color that is...

"The color reminds me of a zap apple, but the shape and texture reminds me of a cantaloupe..."

"What is a cantaloupe...? Umm, if you don't mind me asking..."

I didn't expect to be asked that. Did cantaloupe not exist in Equestria, or was it just that rare...? Well, at least Fluttershy won't be the only one I'll be talking to. Looks like Rarity is waking up... hmm... I don't think Rarity will look at me in a normal way for a while. Especially since she's staring right at me... is it a good thing that she hasn't galloped out the door yet...? Oh well. Might as well include her into the conversation... Who knows, she might actually calm down enough to join in...

"Good morning Rarity" I said with a grin before looking back over to Fluttershy. "A cantaloupe is a type of melon... They're a greenish tan color as they grow, and become an orangish tan as they ripen. The inside of them are either orange or dark yellow with a green colored rind, and they are very delicious... As far as their texture goes, they're smooth on the inside and rough on the outside... The only thing I can think of to describe their outer texture would be that if ya were to flatten out a tumble weed and make it not sharp, that would be what the melon would feel like. They have a seed core at their center for planting... ... This is rainbow colored, so it may be different than what I know..."

"Cantaloupe is very rare around here. They are almost extinct here in Equestria. No pony has been able to figure out why though, but what you just said may be why. I've always known them to be a fruit, not a melon..."

Wait, did Rarity really join the conversation that fast? I figured she'd just keep an eye on me for a while... Looks like things will be more interesting than I thought... ... Did she really say they were almost extinct...?

"Extinct?" I asked.

"Yes, almost extinct. The last I knew about them was that Canterlot had the last harvest of them, but everypony began storing their seeds in hopes of saving them from disappearing forever. Many ponies have tried to keep them growing in vast quantities, but they don't seem to grow as easy as other plants... Having next to no seeds doesn't help either. Many of the cantaloupes began to only have a few seeds to plant when harvested and only one seed (if any) would grow..."

I looked over to Fluttershy a little confused. Fluttershy looked a bit confused as well... I wonder what she was thinking about right now...

"U-umm, Rarity" Fluttershy began, "Melons are a type of fruit, and some are both a fruit and a vegetable depending on how they're used..."

"Really?" Rarity asked. "Hmm, I guess I need to brush up on a few things in the library then... ... The easiest Melon to grow in Equestria is watermelons..."

"Umm, Rarity, do ya mind me asking you something before we move back to this melon?"

I wasn't sure how she'd react to my question. Rarity was always a bit of a drama queen from time to time... ... Well, now it's quiet again...

"U-umm... Sure, I guess?" She replied. I'm still shocked that she could go from somewhat normal, to frightened in just a few moments...

"Ok... Do I frighten you?" I asked. I wonder how she'll answer to this... And now it's quiet again... Am I really that scary to her?

"I'll say that you definitely f-frighten me, but it's more than that... Y-your fangs and claws are what frighten me the m-most..."

"How do my fangs and claws differ from that of either Winona or Opalescence, or the talons of Owlowiscious?" I don't think she was ready for me to ask that. At least I got her to thinking about it...

"You are much larger than they are, your muscles are much stronger than theirs are, and the only creatures I've ever seen walk on two legs comfortably are dragons and minotaurs..." Looks like her confidence changed a little. She didn't stutter that time... ... unless most of it was a partial act... Was it...?

"You've faced a dragon, many changelings, a hydra, a manticore, a parasprite invasion, a few timberwolves, and even Nightmare Moon herself... And yet you're frightened by me...?" I'm starting to wonder what she's really frightened by, especially with Fluttershy not being as frightened as she is now... ...Then again, is she stalling her response... ... It's quiet again...

"...It's not what you are or how you look that truly frightens me... It's that anything with jaws, sharp teeth, and claws normally... normally eat certain things... ... things that nopony would normally eat..." The moment she said this told me exactly what I needed to know. She was afraid of what I might eat to survive. No one could ever blame her for that though. Even I would be worried about it if I never ate certain things... ... Ponies are herbivorous, right?

"Umm... Well, I guess that will be a conversation for later on then... Anyway, back to this fruit, is there such thing as a Zapelope here in Equestria?" The name I gave them was the first thing that came to mind. It only seemed fitting that any rainbow colored fruit would have zap as a prefix to the fruits' original name... Hmm, I wonder how Twilight would react to my body's food orientation...

"I've heard a little about them, but they aren't supposed to exist anymore... Fluttershy dear, do know anything about them?" Rarity asked while thinking hard about the name I had mentioned.

"The only things that I know about them are from things that Applejack had said about them... Twilight found a book that mentioned them, but nothing about them was ever wrote down in books for everypony else. Applejack said that they were supposed to be Equestria's number one fruit next to zap apples, but that they suddenly disappeared somehow... No pony knows as to why. The fruit goes back so many years that not even the Princesses know enough about them... Applejack said that the only reason she knew about them, was because it was her family's ancestors that grew and sold them... The recipes the fruit was used in were lost, and the secrets behind them didn't keep going through each generation of the apple family. The only thing that stayed with each generation of the Apple family was the Zapalopes' existence... The era that the Zapelopes are from were filled with battles and wars... ... They supposedly disappeared around the time that Nightmare Moon was imprisoned in the moon..."

"I'm surprised at how descriptive you are Fluttershy." And indeed I was. I never knew she'd be like this compared to the show... And now she's blushing again. Would she answer me if I asked anything towards this? I might as well get to the bottom of things with this fruit first though. "Do y'all have anything to keep the juice in this fruit from going everywhere when I cut it open?" I wasn't sure if I'd make a mess or not when it came to this.

"I can help with that dearie. I do have magic after all." Well, looks like magic can do a lot more than the show showed already... Did Rarity brag a little about her magic just now...? Hmm... now that I'm looking at the melon some more, it may not be as difficult to open as I thought.

"Alright, it looks like I should be able to open it without actually cutting it open... Before I do, Fluttershy, is this the only one you have?" Fluttershy thought for a second before answering.

"Yes. It had many dangerous creatures and poisonous plants around the trees I got it from so it was difficult to get... I went back to try and get more, but it was as if the trees were never there to begin with. Like that small section of the forest was never truly there..." Wait... Is the Ever Free really that mysterious when it wants to be...? Hmm, I wonder... ... In order for something to exist without existing, anything from that something has to have a catch that comes with it...

"Fluttershy, can you try and touch the melon?" I asked as something came to mind. She looked at me for a moment in thought before trying to touch the melon. She was surprised to see her hoof go right through it though... Rarity was a bit curious, and tried to touch the melon as well. Her hoof went right through the melon just like Fluttershy's did. It was like their hooves were ghosts to the melon as their hooves never touched nor moved the melon... I reached out to touch it as well, and my hand actually touched the melon... Umm, why are they staring at me like that...?

"Darling, can you hold out one of your hands?" I was wondering something when Rarity asked that. I figured it wouldn't hurt to do so, and held one of my arms out. Needless to say that they both touch their hooves to my hand, and were surprised that they could actually touch me... It looks like Rarity is still thinking though. Her horn has a glow around it... Doesn't that mean she's using her magic? What is she using it on...?

"Fascinating... Darling, do you know what this means?" Rarity asked. I wasn't sure what to think of that. I've never seen anything like this so hopefully she knows something.

"I have no idea just yet" I replied... Hopefully she knows something.

"We can't touch the melon, but you can. We can touch you, but my magic doesn't work on you. Does that help explain things?" Rarity's question had me wondering a bit. Fluttershy looked a bit lost though... Wait a second... I remember a few things from some of the movies and shows I've seen, and a few stories that mention stuff similar to this... Could that really exist in this world?

"Everything I know about where I am right now doesn't say much about this, but some things I've heard about might explain a little... Not being able to touch the melon might mean that the melon exists outside life itself, but me being able to touch it has me confused on that. Y'all being able to touch me makes it even more confusing... ... As far as your magic not working on me, what exactly were ya trying to do with your magic, and I have no idea as to why it wouldn't work..." This is becoming even more confusing the more I think about it...

"I was trying to move your fur with my magic. My magic tried to extend out to you, but it stopped halfway and wouldn't move any further... As far as everything else goes, I once dated somepony for a while that seemed to talk about a lot of things that made no sense. He was an odd fella to say the least. He traveled a lot so I only saw him when he was in town. I learned a lot while with him... From what I've learned, anything that can be seen but not touched doesn't exist outside life itself, but rather, behind it... He went on to say several other things that didn't make sense so I'm not sure on the specifics. He also mentioned that anything that can touch objects like this could only exist outside time itself... He only knew of one creature that was like this, but didn't explain fully. For all I knew this creature could be traveling with him...

The last thing he explained was that if magic didn't work on something at all, that it wouldn't be from this dimension. I'm not quite sure what that means though... He told me this within a message to Twilight" The moment she finished saying all this had answered a lot of things. It had me worried as well. I think I know who she was talking about though. I can only think of one pony that talks like that, and only one pony that could ever exist outside time itself... It'd be a bit bad to tell her about that though. There are many stories behind this, and I don't know which one could be the real one, if that makes any sense...

"I believe I understand that... If I understand that correctly, that would mean that only I can do things with this fruit, and that only I can make it so that ponies could ever touch them... It's like keeping the fruit safe without the need of safety... ... Umm, what do you mean by within a message to twilight?" Am I really learning stuff from Rarity?

"Uh, well, I'll explain later on. We've already bounced around with the subject already..." Did she really just drop the subject?

"Ok... hmm." I had to think for a bit as something came to mind. I searched through the pockets of my shorts in search of something. I only got more confused afterwards though. I wasn't sure how what I found got into my pocket. It'd work for what I needed it for though. "Before I open the melon, there is one thing that might not ever have an answer to... If only I can touch this melon, then how did Fluttershy bring it back home?" That got them both to thinking. It didn't make sense, and nothing could be explained as to how it happened...

After a few moments of thinking, I began stretching the melon open with my claws. It turns out that each stretchmark on the melon gave a clean cut when stretched open. It was like each color of the melon was separate even though they were part of the same thing... What I noticed right off was something I wasn't expecting at all though. It turns out that each colored section of the melon actually was separate from each other far as fruit goes. I took the rainbow seeds in the center out and put them in the pouch I had pulled out of my pocket. I was surprised as to what happened next though. It was like the pocket took the wetness away from the seeds so they could be stored until needed. Some of the flesh from the melon was still attached to the seeds since it connected the seeds together. This flesh though, had vanished after the seeds entered the pocket... Is it just me, or could that be a coincidence...?

"I can't believe this melon is real... Each color is a different fruit within this fruit. Have y'all ever seen something like this?" I asked in hopes they'd say yes...

"Only one thing comes to mind. What about you Rarity...?"

"Well Fluttershy, you're probably thinking about the same thing that I am. Different flavors within the same fruit would be what a zap apple is. The combination of flavors that blend together are why everypony loves them so much. Applejack says that each color is just a different flavor of apple; Flavors that only react to certain things a certain way when used in recipes in order to taste right. Get the magical recipe wrong, and it'll be the worst thing you've ever tasted... As for a different fruit within a fruit, nothing comes to mind that would make enough sense..." How did I know they'd say that? I put the pouch of seeds in my right pocket before doing anything else.

"The fruits in this melon have the same smooth texture and shape as the other, but they themselves are different. I don't know if the fruits exist separately in Equestria though... Red is strawberry, orange is mango, dark yellow is cantaloupe, yellow is banana, green is kiwi, blue is blueberry, and purple is plum..." I wonder why these particular fruits are put together though. Not to mention as to why only I can touch it... ... Why are they staring at me...?

"Jon, are you saying that those are actual names of fruits from where you are from?" Is Fluttershy serious...?

"Wait, he has a name?" Well, at least Rarity can be obvious at times. I wonder what she'd think of my name...

"Rarity, my name is Jonwolf Smith. You can call me Jon if you'd like... And Fluttershy, the names I said are indeed types of fruit from where I'm from. Do they exist here?" I hope they do...

"Cantaloupe is very rare, but it exists... The rest of the fruits you mentioned don't truly exist as a fruit here in Equestria anymore. No pony really knows why that is though... It's just as mysterious as the zapelopes vanishing. Only, there isn't any information from anywhere towards them... Unicorns can create bananas, blueberries, and strawberry's by casting certain spells on certain fruits. This process is also how we keep up with the demand for oranges... The rest of the fruits you mentioned are just flavors that come from powders created from certain spells, fruits, and other ingredients mixed together in certain ways... Twilight would know things beyond that. Pinkie Pie would know as well since she and the Cakes use flavorings and fruits all the time at the bakery..." I've learned that Fluttershy can talk specifics, but since when was she this knowledgeable about things? Then again, she did surprise me in that one episode where she told Rarity about certain stiches when sowing a dress together...

"Your knowledge, specificness, and descriptiveness surprises me yet again Fluttershy." Surprising indeed, I wasn't sure what to say next though. I ended up tasting the fruit I opened a little bit ago. It turns out that plums taste better than I remember... And now Fluttershy is blushing again. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't of looked at just now... Should I ask about it yet? Rarity tried to touch each of the fruits I had separated a little bit ago... Her hoof went right through each one just like it did when the fruit was a whole... I have an idea though.

"Rarity, could you do that again in a moment?" I asked as I began stripping the fruit's flesh from the rainbow colored skin that housed the fruit beforehand...

"Ok, try again..." She did, and was surprised that her hoof was able to touch the fruit. I grinned as I split each section of fruit into bite sized pieces as I took a piece of banana from the tray. Looking back at the ponies beside me, I could see that they were happy. They were trying each fruit and smiled with each bite... Then again, why are they both blushing now... Yep, gonna have to ask now. I gulped down some tea before doing anything else though... I stopped and looked back at the teacup when I finished off the cup. I didn't think Equestria would have Chamomile or Lipton Tea, unless it's called something else here... Looks like they noticed this though, they're staring again... and blushing...

"Well, we're having a good breakfast and are a little more settled in than we were... Would it be possible to have a Q and A conversation...?" I noticed they looked at each other before looking back at me... I didn't expect Fluttershy to be the one to say something first.

"You mentioned that earlier, but umm... What exactly is a Q and A conversation...?" I definitely didn't expect to be asked that... I guess some things are probably said differently here, if at all.

"It's a question and answer conversation. I have some questions to ask, and I figured y'all did as well. A conversation over them seemed to be what would be next in line for us to do... if that makes sense..." I wonder what they'd wanna ask me...

"U-umm... Our questions could probably wait until later on... We could try to answer yours if you'd like..." Well, at least Fluttershy can answer things. I wonder what it'd take for Rarity to answer me...

"Ok... did y'all notice that the skin to the fruit I opened earlier vanished into the air?" Yep, got both their attentions with that one, they didn't even notice that the skin vanished the moment I took it off of each section of fruit...

"Th-that explains why we were able to touch the fruit after you skinned it. The skin anchored the fruit outside our reach..." Looks like Fluttershy caught on to what Rarity said earlier a bit quicker than I thought... Well, I might as well begin with what comes to mind first. I wonder if Rarity would react to the next question.

"Do ponies wear shorts?"

"Nope, we don't. We wear dresses, gowns, jeans, shirts, coveralls, skirts, coats, hoodies, jackets, footwear, costumes, and accessories... Just about every try at designing them always wines up with the shorts not staying on very well, so we don't make them... Is that what you're wearing?" I knew I'd get Rarity's attention with that. If she's asking me if I'm wearing shorts, then I wonder what shorts for a pony looked like... especially if they never got past the designing phase...

"What I'm wearing is what I know to be starter shorts. The material is very comfortable compared to jeans, and are perfect for those that are athletic... ... Fluttershy, what kind of tea are we drinking, what appliances do you have, and how do they work. I had Rarity tell me where your smelling salts were before she passed out earlier, and saw a few while getting them... of course, that was before I realized that smelling salts don't work on ponies..." Fluttershy giggled at that.

"The smelling salts are used on the creatures I work with. For us ponies, it takes something much stronger to have the same effect. The tea is a mix of both Ponymile and Muzzleton Tea... It used to be Camelmile and Hoofton Tea, but the names changed when they were sold to a different company... As for what appliances I have... I have a tea maker, a magical stove top, a magical oven, a magical juicer, a magical grinder, a manual blender, a storage box, and an antique royal hourglass clock..." I was surprised of how many things she had... She had me very curious towards each device though.

"How are some of these things used such as the tea maker, what do you mean by magical, how does your storage box keep things chilled as well as last for a while, and how does that clock work...?" I believe that's it for now. I didn't think I'd get answers this easily...

"My tea maker is a basic teapot that I can attach to an arm above my stove. The arm will lift the teapot off the stove by a few inches sometime after 15 seconds from when the teapots' whistle goes off. That way the whistle tells me the tea is ready, but if I'm outside when it goes off, I won't have to worry about the tea burning. The arm will even turn off the stove at least 30 seconds after the teapot was raised off the stove... It's like a built in safety feature that will help keep the stove from burning the house down... The arm is enchanted, so it won't move on its own unless the teapots' whistle goes off... I use the stove top to make tea, but usually use my fireplace to heat up pots for soups and things. I use the magical oven to make certain things that I normally get from the bakery. I don't use it much though...

I use my juicer to make smoothies, juices, medicines, and herbal remedies. I use my grinder to grind up nuts that are too big for the creatures I take care of to eat. I use a blender to mix things up for certain foods such as bird food. My clock has a magnetic pole on each end that swivels the hourglass to the correct time of day or night. When the sun is up, the orange end is up, and when the moon is up, the blue end is up... The hourglass is filled with magnetic sand that is magnetized a certain way so that the sand flows down when it's supposed to. That way the top part of the sand can create a perfect line that lines up with the marks on the hourglass itself. These marks represent what time it is, such as how half way between two and three is two thirty in the afternoon...

I was able to get the clock for free from Canterlot Palace when they upgraded their clocks. They put one of each design of clock in the Canterlot Palace Museum as the clocks change over the years, but the extras have nowhere to go. They either get sold or recycled when they go out of date. I asked Princess Celestia about it, and now it's here... I've never had a clock before, so this one helps me keep track of things... ... As for what I mean by magical, or how the storage box works. Rarity should be able to explain it better..." I was surprised that Fluttershy had all of this stuff. Each thing she had had its' own job for her to utilize within her schedule for each day... I looked over at Rarity as I waited for the rest of my answer... ...Looks like she's actually thinking about how to explain this. I don't remember Rarity thinking for this long to answer anything before...

"Magical appliances are contraptions that require magically infused stones to work. They have box-like compartments where you put the stones so the device will work... The stones themselves are what most ponies would call marble-rocks. Unicorns buy these from rock farms so they can fuse their magic into them. From there, they are sold as an energy source for ponies that need them... Because of their size, the stones vanish when the magic within them is used up... Unicorns that can cast the spell required to make them can buy blank marble-rocks, and make their own. It's much cheaper to do this. Some ponies benefit from having unicorns as friends since they can help each other with things, such as casting the spell on rocks the non-unicorn ponies bought, but can't use without the spell. The stones last for quite a while, so they can be worth it if you use certain appliances a lot... ... As far as the storage box goes, it's more complex than the stones are...

The storage box can be any box or container you have to use as one. A cabinet for example, would work. As long as the container can be closed or covered, it will work... It works with the same principle as the stones, but uses a block about half the size of a basic brick instead... Again, unicorns buy these from rock farms, and do the same thing they do with the stones, but there is a small difference. These blocks are large enough that they won't vanish when the magic is gone... They simple need to be recharged. There is a spell for that, but it takes more effort and magic to use. The places that sell them usually give a new stone for a discounted price if you have an uncharged one to trade in. Otherwise its full price to get one...

Not everypony can get things like this, so having good friends can be a big help... The magic in the stones and blocks will clean a device thoroughly once you're done using them... As for how a storage box works... ... You put the block inside the container so that the glowing symbol is facing up. This symbol is the logo for the company that made it, and is created from the fused magic, and will let you know if the device is on, off, or needs to be charged. It even has a countdown for how many days it will last. A month or two is the most I've seen them last for... The moment the container is slightly sealed, the block will turn on, and magically seal the inside with a bubble of magic that keeps things chilled, and will see to it that the things in it stay fresh for as long as the block is good...

Ponies that want their things to stay fresh until used instead of going bad during the trip to get another block, will have another block set aside for when the one being used is almost out of magic. Just before the block goes out, you can place a new block inside, close the container, open it up, and then take the bad block out to trade with some bits for another one. The used block will transfer its magical control on the things inside the container, into the new block along with whatever magic is left... Doing this can see to it that food and things are just as fresh as the day you put them in there, and can last for hundreds of years if needed... Most unicorns such as myself, like to use devices that we can use our magic to both charge and control... That's how I get my fashion orders done so quickly. Otherwise it'd take weeks to finish a single order...

There have been a few pegasi that have tried to harness the energy of lightning using wires and metal cords, but after going through some terrible mishaps and explosions, Princess Celestia forbid the efforts unless given royal permission to do so. These ponies kept saying that lightning could help us with these appliances and lighting things up at night, but the magic stones and blocks do an excellent job to keeps appliances working properly, so there isn't much of a point as to use lightning for anything other than pranks and the weather... ... Was there anything else you would like to ask...?" I was surprised with this. I never expected Rarity to say so much, or explain so much to me... Especially when she was so quiet before... ... I have a feeling that if her ex is who I think he is; that his way of describing and explaining things has rubbed off on her... ... Then again, there's a good chance that Twilight's way of explaining things has rubbed off on both Fluttershy and Rarity. I've never known them to be this specific and detailed about anything...

"Is it natural for ponies to answer things while sleeping...?" I ended up with two blushing ponies with this question. I wonder how they'd answer it though...

"It isn't natural, but it isn't unnatural either..." Rarity answered this when we both knew Fluttershy wouldn't... Did Fluttershy know about why I asked this?

"Most ponies that do this are under a lot of stress or are more scared than they have ever been... Some ponies do it either at random, or naturally, so nopony knows if anypony is stressed out or not unless their relationship with that pony is close enough that they might know its cause... Most ponies have a theory as to why it happens, but nothing has ever been proven enough for a definite cause..." When Rarity finished talking, we looked over at Fluttershy, who was as red as a cherry...

"This was how I found my clothes," I said while blushing and thinking of the next question. I ended up with two cherry-faced ponies because of this though... "Why couldn't I understand what y'all were saying when the door was closed, and why were my senses messed up until I could understand you...?" I wasn't sure how they'd answer this one at all... Looks like it'll be Rarity answering this one. Does that mean it's a magical issue?

"It's a sound barrier spell that Fluttershy uses to keep anything loud from leaving her cottage... It requires me or Twilight to cast the spell. It's supposed to last for a very long time, but for some reason, the spell needs redone after about a month or two... It's like the spell unwinds itself somehow. Because of this, the spell fades our words into a gibberish-like language, and blurs our senses to confuse us... The spell is only active when the door is closed though..." Yep, that explains it... It doesn't tell exactly what they were saying though...

"Do y'all mind telling me what y'all said...?" I wasn't sure how that would play out though.

"I don't remember what all was said, but I may be able to show you what you heard... ..." Rarity was blushing deeply as she said that last part... Should I be worried by that? "Jon... would you mind wrapping one of your hands around my horn... Since I can't use my magic on you, perhaps you could let it flow through your mind to translate what you heard...?" I was definitely not sure about this, but it's worth a surprise I suppose... I had a slight grip around her horn as I focused on what I had heard when I first started hearing them outside. I reckon they both were blushing as much as I was now though. I never expected to actually be able to touch a unicorn's horn... After a bit, the conversation began translating correctly, but only part of the conversation was revealed to me. I guess not having the power of a unicorn would only allow memories to be translated instead of fully shared...

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What I Heard of Their Conversation

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"Oh come on darling, it can't be that bad. You said it was something you found. How can something you found be scary?"

"You'll know when I show you Rarity... If you don't mind that is..."

"I don't mind at all Fluttershy..."

... ... ...

"Are you sure you don't mind Rarity?"

"I don't mind at all darling. We're friends after all. You have me a bit curious as to what you found though. You frighten easily, but you look more scared than usual."

... ... ...

"So what is it you want me to look at Fluttershy? I don't see anything different than usual..."

"I b-bound it so no pony would g-get hurt... I h-hope it's still here Rarity. It l-looked like it might be d-dangerous..."

"Dearie, why would you bring something that looked dangerous to your home?"

"I d-don't know... I've never seen anything l-like it before... It l-looked like it might be dangerous, but I couldn't find anything about it in the books I use with my animals... Twilight's monster & creature books didn't help either..."

"What do you mean darling... Wait, hold on a second... Ah, much better. See, I told you either me or Twilight could fix that sound barrier for you. I wonder how Twilight is doing today. She seemed more busy than usual at Sugar Cube Corner this morning... ... Wait... Darling, did you just say monster and creature books...? What exactly are you wanting to show me?"

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The End of What I Heard

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I was surprised at how well things came together with Rarity's magic running through me. I let go of her horn shortly after everything was translated. I noticed that they both were indeed blushing and staring at me... I wonder why they blush so much around me. They never did it this much on the show... Anyway, everything made much more sense than they did before. I still had some stuff left to clarify though...

"Ok, this next question is a bit different than just something basic... ... Fluttershy, why did you stand up to Rarity for me? I'm a complete stranger that you tied up after all. Rarity could've been right about me and things could've been very bad if it was true... I'm glad I was able to meet y'all, but where I'm from; I don't see that many creatures willing to risk themselves, or their friends, for something that may be dangerous..." I wasn't sure how she'd answer, but I figured I'd probably learn something from it... Fluttershy teaching me something I probably should already know sounds a bit odd now that I'm thinking about it...

"I stood up for you because you can never be certain of the unknown... It's like from our friendship teachings. You can't judge a book by its cover... If everypony was to do that, nopony would have any friends because they would not be sure if they should say hi, or stand clear of anypony else. It would be a ghost town instead... I've tamed creatures that could've killed me, but I gave them a chance nonetheless... I'm usually a good judge of character when it comes to certain creatures... usually... If I wouldn't have given you a chance, you would still be laying in the old castle in the Ever Free Forest..." Hearing this lesson from Fluttershy opened my eyes to a lot of things... Wait, did she really mean that she found me in that castle in the Ever Free...?

"Ok... I've never heard it said quite like that before... ...There's something I'm a bit curious about, but I'll ask something else first... ... Why are the two of you blushing so easily to certain things we've said...?" Well, I got their attention, they're both blushing... And it appears that they're both speechless at the moment... ... Was it that awkward of a question...?

"Uh-umm... Rarity, are you able to explain it...?" I was surprised with this. Out of everything Fluttershy had explained so thoroughly, I figured she'd know exactly how to do the same with this... unless this is something she isn't sure of... Is Fluttershy really at a loss of words with a semi-simple question?

"... Well... umm... I think I understand some of what it may be. I don't know how well I can explain it though... ... When we first met you, we were frightened... We've seen so many dreadful creatures throughout our adventures to keep Equestria either safe or in balance... We weren't sure if you would be the one that ended up being the worst of them, or if we were sure about anything at all. It's not every day that somepony can come face to face with something as ferocious as you, and live to tell the tale... ... As we began talking, we started to wonder what kind of creature you were. We even learned that you were friendlier than we thought. We began to warm up to you, and things went from there... While Fluttershy can usually tell what kind of character creatures are, I can usually do the same...

I'm not quite as good as Fluttershy is though. I'm better at knowing what clothes a pony could wear to be more stylish... ... I'm still a bit uncertain about something towards you, but that's something for later on... as for why we are... blushing, as it were... ... I'm not completely sure as to what it is, but I am getting a feeling from being around you. A vibe of some kind... It's as if I feel safe around you, but I'm not completely sure if it's just that, or much more than even I would know... ... The fact that my magic doesn't work on you tells me that I should get away from you, but this feeling is telling me that if I stay around you... That I will be safe no matter what may happen... I'm not sure if that is all it is, but it's all that comes to mind for now... ... Do you feel about the same way Fluttershy...?"

"I do Rarity... I definitely know it's much more than just that, but I'm not sure as to what it could be... Us; blushing; is the fact that our uncertainty towards a strong, but unknown feeling, has us a bit confused as to what we should be feeling towards you..." Well, that about sums up my answer... I am a bit confused though. What more could there be with this feeling they're getting from me...

"I guess that about sums it up for now... I wonder what more there could be towards this so called vibe though... ... Umm, why did Fluttershy perk up so easily when I mentioned us talking over tea, and a meal of fruit? I'm also wondering as to why Fluttershy isn't so shy around me..." Well, Rarity just rolled her eyes a little, and Fluttershy has a big smile on her face... Did I miss something...?

"Fluttershy has been wanting to have a breakfast with the rest of us for quite some time. She makes some of the best tea you could ever have, and the fruit she saves for special occasions is always fresher than from the town square. Especially this time around..." Rarity had a grin when she said this as she glanced down at the fruit we ate before looking back at me. "The last thing we did as a group was a sleep over at Twilight's, and this was the next thing for us to schedule... ... Things kept getting in the way though, so everything was pushed aside in hopes that it would happen eventually..." Rarity looked over towards Fluttershy with a grin. "It may not have happened the way it was supposed to, but it eventually happened after all..." Rarity turned back to me after a bit. "As for why Fluttershy wouldn't be shy around somepony like she normally is. If we feel safe, then why should we be shy at all? She may still be shy from time to time though. Fluttershy will always be Fluttershy after all..." I wonder how many things I've gotta relearn before knowing what questions don't necessarily need asked...

"Ok, I can understand that... umm... How did Fluttershy find me, why did she bring me home if I looked dangerous, and why was she in the Ever Free Forest to begin with? I know almost everything from Appleloosa to The Crystal Empire, and towards many ponies up to a certain point. The one thing I know more than anything is how dangerous the Ever Free can be at times... Fluttershy being there by herself doesn't make much sense to me either..." It looks like that got Rarity's attention as well. Her ears perked up to that...

"Darling, he does have a point," Rarity told Fluttershy before taking a sip of her tea. "We've told you several times before to at least let somepony know before going into the forest. Why would you not tell us? You do know you're able to tell us from anywhere right?" Wait, what did she mean when she said from anywhere? How would that be possible for someone that isn't a unicorn...?"

"I-I was needing some herbs for a tea recipe I've heard about from Canterlot... The ponies there loved the tea certain restaurants started serving a few years ago. I figured I'd try to make the tea, but Zecora didn't have any of the herbs I had mentioned to her... Zecora told me that the herbs for the tea are so rare that the only way to have the herbs was to grow them myself. The only way I could do that though, was to already have the herbs. Nopony sells these herbs because of how hard it is to come by... I r-read about where the last place the herbs had been seen growing wild, and decided to search for it... S-something told me not to tell anypony though... I'm not sure what told me, but I decided to look for the herbs and come back as quickly as I could..." Fluttershy looked a little worried when she mentioned she said she had been told not to tell anyone where she was going... I wonder what it was that told her, if it was anything to begin with... "The place I was to search was on the edge of the cliff next to the castle ruins in the Ever Free... W-while searching, I heard a b-bang in the castle itself. I f-figured I'd check it out after my search was complete...

I found exactly one of each of the herbs I needed, but couldn't find any more. I went to the castle, b-but couldn't find anything different than before. It was exactly the same as it was when we faced Nightmare Moon... ... I kept looking through the castle until I found s-something that was different... One of the walls between two windows in the throne room where we had faced Nightmare Moon was scarred black... The black marks went across the room to the opposite wall... Jon was against the wall on top of some stones that had fallen from the wall some time ago... ... I c-couldn't just leave him there... He did look dangerous, but something told me to bring him home... I found that fruit the same way about a week before, only, I couldn't touch the fruit once I had put it in the storage box... As it was, I had to use this tray to get it out, otherwise it wouldn't have moved.

I'm still unsure as to what told me to put it on the tray to begin with... ... I made the tea before tying Jon up and putting him on the couch... That tea was worse than the h'orderves those ponies eat..." Fluttershy said before showing a disgusted look on her face. "I won't be making anything else they like to eat or drink over in Canterlot. If it doesn't taste right, then why buy it... ... It was sometime after that that I got the idea of cleaning Jon's shorts. I tied him back up after getting the shorts off before cleaning them, hanging them to dry, and then going to get you Rarity," Fluttershy said. Rarity was blushing deeply by this point, but didn't say anything about it... Fluttershy's stuttering had me wondering as to how scared she must've been as she did things in the Ever Free. Especially when she found me... Something about all this has me wondering though. What could've told her to do these things, how was she able to touch the fruit at a certain time but only for a while, why was it Fluttershy that was the one to do this, and why did this happen the way it did...? Too many questions to have no answers for now...

"It would seem that some questions won't have any answers for now. How Fluttershy was able to touch a fruit that only I can touch would be an example... ... The only question left that I can think about asking for now would be; what was the last important thing to happen here in Equestria...?" I wonder if the answer will be basic or not. There could be many things that may have happened here that go beyond my own knowledge...

"The last important thing to happen in Equestria so far; would be Twilight's Coronation," Rarity said while in thought. "That was just under a year ago. The Princess Summit was around a month after that... Now that I'm thinking about it, the next big thing to happen is Twilight's first real Royal Princess Meeting today. I wonder if that was why Twilight seemed so busy this morning... There's a chance she may still be in Ponyville getting ready to go to Canterlot... Fluttershy, do you think we should send a quick letter to Twilight about things so far? It looks like we won't be able to see her off..." I figured that Twilight would've already had a meeting by now... I wonder why it'd be now instead of sooner. Most of their meetings that required all of the Royal Princesses to be present would mean something big has either happened, or was close to happening... wait; send a quick letter to her...?

"Only if you think we should Rarity. Twilight may be busy after all..."

"Rarity, what do you mean by send a quick letter to Twilight? I thought that only Alicorns or dragons breath could send letters back and forth..." I definitely needed an answer for this... Rarity thought for a moment before saying anything...

"Fluttershy, can you explain that to Jon while I write the letter?" I didn't expect my question to be passed over to Fluttershy. How can Fluttershy answer a question that normally deals with magic? Far as I knew, she was a Pegasus, not a unicorn...

"Sure Rarity... umm... We as ponies are connected to Equestria through a magic that only we can use. Earth ponies use magic to plant and grow things properly in a smaller amount of time... Pegasus ponies use magic to control the weather and fly efficiently... Unicorn ponies use magic on a higher level that utilizes magic in a precise way. That way they can use spells that no other basic pony could use... The only ponies that can utilize all types of magic are Alicorns. This magical connection is what takes our lives when it's our time to leave this world, although, nopony has been able to figure out how that actually works... Since Alicorns are a portion of all three types of ponies, they can live forever without the full effects of magic itself...

One way to get around this though, is to get a boost of magic through a different source. Since me and Rarity are two of the bearers of harmony, we can use our elements to either send telekinetic messages, or hoof written letters to each other, as well as the princesses... ... It took us just over a year to realize that we could summon our elements to ourselves just by thinking about using them... ... Twilight has been trying to devise a way for non-unicorn ponies to send messages, but hasn't figured it out yet..." I think Fluttershy will always amaze me with how specific her explanations are... I was also amazed at how they could use their elements in ways I never thought of. I wonder what Twilight will think about Rarity's letter...

"This is how my ex got his message to Twilight... Well, I'm finished with it. Fluttershy, can you look over it to see if everything seems ok? I wouldn't want to send her something that somehow would force her to come over before or during her meeting," Rarity asked Fluttershy while thinking of everything the letter needed in it...

"It looks ok Rarity. Nothing seems to be too much compared to what you could have told her..." When Fluttershy said this, I began wondering what Rarity had said in the letter... I guess I'll find out eventually...

"Ok Fluttershy. I guess this is it for now," Rarity said as her element suddenly appeared around her neck out of nowhere before glowing brightly, and shooting a laser-like beam of light at the letter. I watched the letter turn to dust before become nothing as it teleported away. We carried on with our breakfast afterwards; eagerly waiting for what Twilight would do later on. The thought alone had me on edge as ideas on what she might do to me came to mind... The last thing to go through my mind at that moment; was that I hope things work out well, and that I can get more answers to things when the time comes... At least I knew one thing though. There are many more things about Equestria for me to learn, and with the knowledge I now possess. I now know that where I am is just under a year ahead of the last episode I had watched of the show, or at least, that I remember watching... Looks like I'm in for a ride I wasn't expecting to take... Is this a good thing...?