//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: New Kid In Town // Story: A Hero's Story // by TheBlackPanda //------------------------------// I was falling in the portal. I had no clue where I was gonna go, where I could end up. But it was better than the remains of the earth. After a while, I fell out of the portal. I saw white figures. Realizing I was above the clouds, I closed my eyes and awaited death. Soon, I felt myself pass through the clouds. They were pretty solid for something made of water vapor. Opening my eyes I saw the ground rushing up to meet me. I was about ready to die. I didn't care. Mom and Dad were dead. My little brother and sister were gone. And I had forced the last thing that kept me happy away. I was fucking sick of misery. Closing my eyes, I felt a crack in my left arm. And I felt pain beyond everything I could imagine, but I was alive. I heard a female, southern accent buzz in my head. "You okay?" "...my arm..." I said before blacking out completely. ************PART 1: Welcome to Equestria********** I woke up In someone's bed. Opening my eyes, I saw a Blonde girl wearing a cowboy hat, short shorts, and cowboy boots. "The hell?" I muttered. She turned around. Her eyes full of concern. I looked at my arm to see a cast around it. "Shit." I was surprised I lived from a fall that high. Then I remembered that my powers had helped me survive. In addition to my extreme fighting abilities, flight, light and darkness control, and speed, I had shock resistance and self healing. But then I pretty much shut it all off, trying to kill myself. Not a good Idea. By the way, I'm Brandon. Those concerned eyes stared at me. She held water up to my lips and I drank from the cup, grateful for something to drink. "Hey." I said awkwardly. "Howdy!" "I'm Brandon." "Ah'm Applejack! Nice to meet ya!" I know I must've looked fucked up as hell. I mean, How else would I look, crash landing from the goddamn sky? As if God was keeping me honest, three little kids ran up, single handedly ruining whatever could've happened. One had red hair and orange eyes and was just adorable The oldest looking one had purple, messy hair, and wore an orange T-shirt. The last one wore lots of white and pink and light purple hair. The little cockblockers were all dirty and all frowned when Applejack started telling them off about disturbing guests. Ok, so the red haired one was Applebloom The orange one was Scootaloo And the last one was Sweetie Bell. I knew it right then. I was in fucking Equestria. ********** Applejack had nursed me back to health. And my arm healed itself too. Lucky me. Along the way around, I saw a sweets shop. Sugar Cube Corner. I was a little hungry. As I walked in I was met with an excited girl with poofy, pink hair. I ordered some cupcakes. (I shuddered, wondering if that could actually happen.) I tried to look for some houses, meeting the rest of the little crew. I wondered why they weren't ponies. I just shrugged it off. Oh well, I thought, If anything ever gets intimate, It won't look wrong. Walking the rest of the way, I ran into Rainbow Dash. "Hey Brandon." She said with a smile. "Wassup." I replied. We talked and hung out for a little bit. It was pretty fun. She showed me all around town. No Cloudsdale. That was, until she saw me fly. "Why can't I go there?" "Because you can't fly." I took that time to float myself off the ground. Raising an eyebrow, I said, "You sure I can't?" "Race you." We took off toward her cloud palace. Once we got there, I facepalmed. "What?" she asked. "I forgot to get a house!" "Well, you could stay here." "Really?" "Yeah." I fist pumped. Less time for me to waste. I just hoped she wasn't a lesbian, cause she was fucking FIRE. /)(^3^)(\ Night came, and we were arguing about who got the bed. She wanted me to have it, because I was a guest. But I wanted her to have it because I slept better on the floor. "How about we share a bed." I said, jokingly. "Sure!" It took all I had to keep my jaw up. She got up and went to the bathroom to change. I just reached into my backpack (I had no clue how I got it, but I wasn't complaining) and pulled out some gym shorts. I put them on. She walked out. She was wearing her T-shirt with her cutie mark on it's front. She also wore WonderBolts pajamas and socks, and her rainbow colored hair was untouched. We both climbed in bed. For a while, we both stayed to our own sides when she got close to me. Unable to resist, I hugged her around the waist and let her sleep in my arms. She sighed and settled next to me. And I realized I actually managed to cuddle with a girl without getting slapped. Man, life had really picked up since my first week.