>It's a cold, windy day as you carry your groceries back to your apartment. >This is why you need a fucking car. >Trying to take some shortcuts, you cut through an alley in order to get back before it starts to rain. >You are Anonymous and today is the day that your lifelong monotony changes. >A burning feeling begins to well up in your shins, but you are too close to slow down now. >Maybe you can consider this working out for today. >Just as you exit the alley, a massive BANG from behind you makes you drop to the ground. >A feminine scream rips through the air around you and the sound of trashcans falling over fills you with dread. >No... no way. >A few trashcans begin rolling towards the exit of the makeshift street. >Did someone just get shot? >You drop your bags and try to sneak into the alley. >People always tell you that you shouldn't be the hero, but you can't help it. >If someone is hurt, then you have to help them. >It's just in your nature. "Are you alright in there?" >The only answer is the rush of wind through he narrow alleyway. >You edge closer to where you thought the scream came from. "My name is Anon... I want to help." >One of the trashcans stops rolling in front of you. >Thats when you begin to see them. >Scorch marks all over the concrete and the brick walls. >In the middle of them sat... a weird purple creature. >It almost looks like a tiny horse. >You tip-toe your way towards it, but it doesn't even flinch. >It's eyes are shut and seems to be out cold. >Looking up and down the alleyway, you ponder taking care of this weird creature. >Who else would do it? >Probably nobody. >You weren't really one for friends either. >Picking up the unconscious creature, her hair moves away from her forehead, revealing a small horn. >No way. >This is a unicorn? >That doesn't make sense. >They aren't real. >You wrap the tiny unicorn up in your coat and grab your bags. >How will you take care of this thing? >You barely have enough to take care of yourself. >Fumbling with the keys to your apartment building, you head inside and towards your home. >Maybe you shouldn't get too hasty. >Things will work out. >They always do. >That's what your therapist told you. >Pushing open the door to your home, you set the bags on the counter and take the purple unicorn to Rebecca's bedroom. >No. The guest bedroom. >That's it's name now after the accident. >They told you not to try not to think about her anymore. >You set her down on the bed and look around at the room that you rarely touched. >A small amount of dust is beginning to form on everything. >You should probably take care of that. >Putting your fingers to the unicorn's throat, you feel a weak pulse. >She doesn't look to be hurt, but she is probably weak. >You head to the kitchen and get a bowl of water and a package of oatmeal from a cupboard. >After putting the oatmeal in a separate bowl, you move back to the room and put them on the ground. >For now, she might just need rest. >You will check on her in a little bit. >Time to put some groceries away. >You sit on your couch, reading a book. >Was this the 20th time? >Who knows? >It's a good book. >Who needs the Internet? >Not you! >Plus it's too expensive. >Your thoughts continue to drift to the unicorn in the other room. >Check the clock for the fifth time since you got home. >It's only been a half hour. >Maybe you should check on her. >Setting down the book, you head down towards the hall and open the door to the guest bedroom. >For a split second, you swear you see your little girl again. >You blink and she is gone. >Replaced with a purple unicorn who is gently beginning to wake up. >"Ugh... my head." >It can talk? >Did it seriously just talk? >She sits up and pushes your coat off of her. >"W-where am I?" >She scans the pink room and affixes her gaze on you. >Her eyes are filled with confusion and terror. >"Who are you? What are you?" >This can't be happening. "Uh. I'm Anon and I'm a human. This is my apartment. What... are you?" >"My name is Twilight... Twilight Sparkle. I'm a unicorn. Are you saying there aren't unicorns here?" "No. Not really. Not quite you." >She stretches out her tiny form and climbs off the bed. >"So... does that mean you haven't heard of Equestria?" "No... I can't say I have." >She sits down and thinks carefully. >"My teleportation spell must have went haywire then. I'm on a completely different world." >She looks back up to you. >"Well then. Sorry about the inconvenience. I'll just try to head back now. Nice meeting you Anon." >Her horn begins to glow with some form of purple light. >Is she really leaving? >You were just getting to know each other. >Surely she can't go yet! >She closes her eyes and her horn glows stronger, but the light dies out. >Opening her eyes, she looks around the room again and back to you. >"It seems that my magic is weak here... Maybe I need to get the herbs necessary to amplify my magic and get home." >A part of you feels happy that she can't leave yet. >"I'm sorry Anon... maybe with your help I can find somewhere to stay and get some bits and-" "You can stay here Twilight. It's fine. We will get you what you need." >She smiles. >"You don't have to do that. I'm sure that if I got out there that I can fend for myself." "I don't think that you wanna do that. People out there are pretty..." >Flashes of the civil rights movement fill your head. >You remember the countless wars and atrocities that are shown on the news. >The way the nobody would help you when Rebecca was hit by a car, and you tried to get help. "Cold." >"Surely it can't be that bad. "Well. Let's take it slow. How about we make a list of what you need, and we will try and get it for you?" >"Okay Anon. Thank you so much."