Why did I tag along (Edited)
Our story begins on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. In the usually calm city of Washington Court House, in front of a hospital. There were police and reporters in the parking lot. But this is not their story. Instead we look to the entrance of the hospital where there were five individuals who were stacked up against the soon to be open riot shutters."Hey son get over here you wanted to tag along and you are going to help." Said a man commonly known as Vince.
"Alright, alright I am just finishing up cleaning my .380 I just got done with my mauser just give me a minute dad."replied Jared a thirteen year old with a mauser kar98k with a sling, and had one hundred thirty five bullets in his pack, seventy of them were just plain old mauser rounds the other sixty five are hollow point. His pistol is a hi-point cf 380 acp.
Jared had all nine hundred and nine shells, his other two mags, a holster, and a cleaning kit for both his rifle and pistol , and a first aid kit. He knew it was overkill but he didn't care he felt like bringing all of those items it was almost like something nagging at the back of his mind telling him to do things now mind you Jared was never one for listening to strange voices in his head but this one sounded like it knew what it was talking about. As Jared finished cleaning his pistol he began to pack up the cleaning equipment. He soon there after hustled over to where his father and four police officers were, two of which were a few days from retirement.
"I'll never know how you convinced me to let you tag along." Vince stated to his son.
"Because I am cool." Jared simply stated to his father.
"Uh hey buddy if ya don't mind me asking?" Vince asked officer 1 who he and officer 3 are a few days away from retirement.
"Honestly I haven't got the slightest idea..." he then concluded his statement as they entered the hospital.
"but may god help us all." Officer 1 concluded as he saw the gristly scene before him Jared was trying not to lose what little lunch he had in his stomach due to the sight before him. Bodies were littered all over the lobby they looked mutilated and like they had been fed on by a pack of wolves and some were missing legs, arms, or some cases both. Jared looked down to see an upper half of a corpse at his feet that had not been there earlier and what was even stranger was that there was a trail of blood that still looked fresh. Just then Jared regained his senses and heard incomprehensible muttering coming from the body at his feet to say the least Jared was stunned, what felt like what was minutes was really mere seconds an then at the thirty second mark the body said in a faint voice.
"kill me" Jared was not sure what to do he had been brought up to believe that murder is wrong and a sin but the man on the ground was asking for death. Jared never even killed an animal let alone a person, before he could even react there was an explosion from the far right and in an instant the man was dead with his head laying in a pool of his own grey matter and blood. All of a sudden there came a moan that seemed to emanate from all direction even in the lobby. The bodies on the floor started to twitch and stir some rose to their feet and others pulled themselves around with their arms those with neither arms nor legs just layed on the ground just like 'meh'. The rotting beasts just continued to flood the room they were doing well until...
"GAHHHH!!!" officer 1 got bit in the jugular and then...
"AHHHH!!!" officer 3 got bit in the carotid artery...(Awww and just a few days away from retirement.). Officers 2 and 4 along with Vince are doing well defending, the infected were pushing Jared into a corner. He was doing his best and buying enough time for another squeeze of the trigger and that sure as heck was not going to cut it because he got taken down by his attackers who were not biting him they were only digging into his chest and causing enough damage to warrant stitches immediately of death by blood loss. Jared dies soon after with numerous gashes in his chest a sprained left leg and worst of all there was a spider creeping ever closer to him.
But this dear friends was not the end of our dear friend's journey oh no his journey is just beginning.
Jared awoke with a fright and seen that he was naked with gauze on his chest in a wooden room. Jared then thought to himself 'Am I in a bed? Does hell have beds? You think they would have beds of spikes or spiders or spikey spiders, spikers.'
Jared was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of two sets of what sounded a lot like hooves on hard wood and the sound of two women having a conversation "I cannot wait to study how it acts when conscious I mean it was wearing clothes so it is obviously somepony's pet." Said one voice. Did she just say somepony I must have misheard. If not then I am either crazy or it could have been a habit that she had formed.
"Oh I just want to make sure the poor dear is alright I mean the poor little guy had deep gashes in his chest and his left hind leg is sprained I mean whoever would do that to their pet doesn't deserve a pet." Jared then seen the doorknob glow with a purple glow and Jared then thought 'What's doin...' the door then opened Revealing two small horses one purple and the other one was butter yellow and Jared thought they were sooo adorable and now he has to kill a brick with his bear hands to feel manly again. Being a nice person Jared told them
"Hello" the reaction to the response made her eyes enlarge to the size of dinner plates.
"My name is Jared." Jared said.
"Hi my name is Fluttershy and this is Twilight Sparkle." then the yellow one said.
"Pleasure to meet you both and uh where is my stuff?" Jared asked.
"Oh yes. Your things are over there." Twilight said and pointed to the corner of the room.
"Thanks" Jared said whilst trying to get up he failed his body was riddled with pain a lot of it was from the many wounds that seemed to have been stitched up.
"Please stop you were in bad shape when we found you if you keep moving you may reopen the wounds." Fluttershy told Jared.
"Yeah like Fluttershy said you were in bad shape might I ask what are you and what happened to you?" Twilight asked him.
"Well I am a human." Jared didn't know what to say for the next question that wouldn't make him sound like he belonged on a funny farm but he will give it his best try.
"I was with my father and we were going into a building and when we were in said building we were attacked by these crazy people they separated me from my father I got away but not without getting injured and then I blacked out."
"You said you were with your father correct?" Twilight asked.
"Yes why?" Jared asked.
"Well I want to know how old you are." Twilight stated.
"I am thirteen why do you ask?" Jared asked.
"Oh my Celestia you are just a child and have already been through so much!" Fluttershy stated.
"Um why do you say I am a kid? I'm a teenager." Jared then asked in complete and utter confusion.
"Well you are technically a kid because in Equestria the age to legally be an adult is twenty one. You know this don't you?" Jared was confused he had never heard of a country by the name of Equestria before so his first reaction was to say.
"Equestria what is that? Is it a food?" Hearing this Twilight's hoof met her face and an audible thud was heard throughout the room.
"Twilight are you okay?" Fluttershy asked in her usual quiet tone.
"Yes but how could you not know the name of the country that you live in?" Twilight said in a tone that would be mistaken easily for anger but the tone was that of extreme confusion and concern that the boy may have hit his head.
"Well I have a question are you the only talking horses in Equestria?" Jared asked out of general curiosity.
"Umm we are not horses we are ponies horses are an entirely different species and no almost the entire populace of this country are ponies." Twilight said in a proud tone.
"So do all other ponies have wings or horns?" Jared asked.
"Actually there are four races the unicorns, the earth ponies, the pegasi, and last but not least the alicorns that are a mix of the three they have the wings of a pegasus, a horn of a unicorn, and the raw strength of an earth pony."
"You sound like a really smart woman" Twilight blushed at this statement.
"And you miss Fluttershy do you have medical training because the stitches feel expertly done." Fluttershy then replied.
"Oh no I just have a lot of experience with taking care of my animal friends." Jared then replied.
"Hey are you calling me an animal?" Fluttershy then stammered.
"I uh I wasn't meaning any offence by it" Jared then laughed.
"Ha ha ha lighten up i'm just kidding with you seem like a nice person who wouldn't go around calling others mean names on purpose." It was Fluttershy's turn to blush.
"Thank you" Fluttershy replied.
"Can you get in my stuff and get my pistol any bullets please." Jared asked Twilight.
"What is a pistol and what are bullets?" Twilight asked.
"A pistol is the small L shaped device but point it at the floor and the bullets are in a white box with red writing on it." Twilight looked confused.
"Why should I point it at the floor? It can't be as dangerous as a crossbow." Twilight said.
"If it goes off it could hurt someone." Jared told Twilight.
"Don't you mean somepony?" Fluttershy inquired. (Word of the day inquired.)
"Umm no I said what I meant and said what I meant." Jared stated.
"Oh well that certainly is a strange way of putting it well here you go." Twilight then levitated his gun and ammo to him.
"Thanks" Jared said as he loaded his pistol.
"Man I wish I could get up and move around without my leg bothering me." Jared mused to himself.
"I think I could help with that. I just needed to wait until you were conscious." Twilight said
"Wait wha..." Jared was cut off when Twilight's horn and Jared's leg and chest glowed a reddish purple. As the glow intensified the pain in Jared's leg and chest became a dull throb. His leg was healed but his chest was still injured just not as bad.
"Ok now you are free to get up and walk around come on get up." Jared's eyes shot wide open at the realization that his clothes and everything is over in the corner of the room so it's just the blanket from keeping his two new friends from seeing his package. (What a way to start off a friendship. Huh?) Granted they were nude but he was not comfortable with being nude in front of others.
"Um can you turn around for a little bit?" Jared asked almost pleadingly.
"Um sure but why?" Twilight asked.
"Um I guess he is going to get his clothes and get dressed." Fluttershy stated.
"You are exactly right Fluttershy mainly because I am only comfortable naked when I am alone. I will tell you when you can turn around. Is that okay?" They both responded yes and a groan of disappointment from Twilight. They then turned around Jared then got up his chest was giving him some trouble but he worked through the pain. Jared finally got over to his stuff and slid on his clothes then his shoes. His shirt was still barley wearable.
"Alright you can look now." The pair turned around and seen the human at his full height Five foot eleven inches they were amazed that he would be even anywhere close to Princess Celestia's impressive six foot height.
"Hey can we go outside now I really want to get some fresh air." Jared said as he got his holster, his pistol, pack and rifle.
"Okay I think that fresh air would be helpful." said Fluttershy as they led Jared to the front door. When they exited the cottage Jared started to stretch then he saw a cyan pegasus and an orange earth pony, along with a pink earth pony and a white unicorn. Jared looked back at his friends and seen that Twilight had a look of worry on her face and Fluttershy was hiding behind her mane. Jared heard a southern accent say.
"Git away from mah friends you vile creature er i'll haf ta buck ya inta next week!" Jared then said.
"Wha?" he would have said more if he hadn't had two hooves meet his stomach which had caused him to hack up blood. Then everyone heard a deep menacing howl from near the cottage, they turned and saw Fluttershy and Twilight about to be killed by a timberwolf. Nopony was watching Jared as he pulled out his pistol and shot the timberwolf in the dome twice before It fell down. Twilight and Fluttershy as well as everypony else was looking around an then they saw Jared with his pistol out aiming at the timber wolf's body just in case it decided it wasn't dead. They saw the smoking barrel and heard him say.
"NO. ONE. MESSES. WITH. MY. FRIENDS!!!!!" Then Jared struggled to get to his feet Fluttershy and Twilight came over and were about to help him to his feet when Jared said "Ya know what i'll just stay down here for a little while."
"That would be for the best so you don't push yourself. You did just get bucked in the stomach so just be careful." The body of the timber wolf twitched and out of pure instinct Jared put the rest of the clip in to it's head.
"What is that weird looking thing?" Asked Rainbow Dash when she was all up in Jared's face.
"Ooh hello i'm Jared and i'm the one not judging you on your appearance. Ooh wait I should have asked do you mean this" Jared holds up the gun "or me." Jared half asks the mare that would be great for a skittles mascot.
"I was talking about you idiot." Rainbow responded with slight annoyance.
"Well first I am not a thing I am a human male, and I may be an idiot but if there is one thing i am not sir is an idiot"
"Hyoo-man? I've never heard of those before." said Twilight.
To which Jared responded "Well it is pronounced human. Now as I was saying My nationality is American."
"We are all Amareican duh." Pinkie said.
"Can I finish?" Pinkie nodded up and down really fast like. "Ok well I had a great father and friend. His name was Vincent Joseph Chinchello the third." As Jared said this he began to get all misty eyed.
"Are you really crying? Wow you wimp." Said Rainbow.
"Well you would cry too if you were separated from your possibly dead father who meant the world to you."Jared said to Rainbow Dash.
"Look I am sorry okay." Rainbow said. Jared seen something in the eyes of Applejack that showed that she was regretful for what she did. Jared then said.
"Hey um Applejack is it? Ya know it's alright that you kicked me in the stomach. I understand that you were just concerned about a strange possibly dangerous creature around your friends. I disagree with how you went about it but I don't hold it against you. I was taught growing up that if someone wronged you to turn the other cheek. " To which Rainbow Dash replied.
"Well that's stupid If you turn the other cheek then somepony would hit you in the other cheek. It gets nothing done!" Applejack then said
"Rainbow don't be rude. Ah think it's a great rule ta live by and shucks partner thanks fer forgiving me. Tell you what come by Sweet Apple Acers anytime and I'll hook you up." Jared replied.
"Okay now i'm sorry but I didn't get any of your names." Jared said as he was trying to make friends and learn more about where he ended up.
"Oh I am terribly sorry where are my manners my name is Rarity Belle and darling may I ask why are you wearing such dreadful rags?" rarity said almost physically ill because of what he is wearing.
"Um I am sorry but these are the only clothes I have with me and I am not really comfortable with being nude." Jared said with his hand rubbing the back of his head.
"Come down to the carousel boutique for some new clothes. Free of charge of course." The white unicorn fashionista said to the man.
"I'm sorry I only have fifty dollars on me and I don't want to take advantage of your generosity." Jared simply stated.
"Darling I insist it's not everyday that I get a challenge like this and besides why would the element of generosity make a child pay for clothes. You being my model is payment enough." Rarity said.
"Element of what now?" Jared said to Rarity.
"I'll explain later." Said Twilight Then his vision was covered in pink and an energetic voice then said.
"Hii'mPinkiePiewhat'syournamedoyoulikepartiesIlikepartieswhataboutcakesorbetteryetcupcakesdoyalikecupcakesdoyadoyahuhoohwearegoingtobebestfriendsforever!" Then the obnoxious sack of adhd and possibly a little cocaine was pulled off of Jared's head by Applejack.
"Now sugarcube we don't wanna startle the poor colt." Applejack said to the energetic pink mare. Jared then said to Pinkie.
"Well Pinkie my full name is Jared Micheal Chinchello I know weird name and yes I like parties and cakes and I love cupcakes." Jared simply stated. Rainbow Dash got all up in Jared's face and just glared at him and said.
"I'm watching you." Rarity then got up the nerve and asked Jared.
"Darling tell us what happened to your clothes and why there is blood on them." Jared them told them.
"Well I was attacked and nearly died and obviously the blood is mine so yeah." Jared then heard a familiar blood chilling moan from behind.
Author's Note
Mind you all this is the first Chapter of the first story that I had ever written.
Jared was shuddering visibly as the paleness washed over his face. This is due to the fact
that he could have sworn that he had heard a moan that was so blood chilling, it could have
only come from the creatures that had slain him prior to his arrival. "Hey Jared are you okay?
You don't look too good."said Twilight with a look of concern on her face.
"Yeah ya look like ya dun seen a ghost. What's wrong sugercube ya can tell us what's
botherin' ya pardner" said AppleJack. It took Jared a few moments to think of what to say next.
"Oh it's nothing really. I just thought that I heard something." Applejack looked at Jared
with intent. Being the element of honesty she could tell he was not necessarily lying. But he
was not telling the full truth. "Really it's nothing. I'm alright." Rainbow Dash seen a little bit of orange and white
peaking out of one of the many holes in the human's shirt. When her curiosity got to her and asked Jared.
"Hey, dude what's that?" Rainbow Dash asked pointing with her hoof to Jared's shirt pocket.
"What? Wait a sec, oh my gosh I totally forgot that I had this." Jared said pulling out a
small orange book that looked well read. A brief look of extreme joy washed over his face as he
looked at the small object in his hands, that very same object drew a gleeful squeal from
Twilight. "What the heck was that?" A really confused Jared asked no one or in this case nopony in particular.
"Sorry that was my bad. It's just what's that book about?" The possibility of an entirely new
world of knowledge was so tantalizing. She had to restrain herself from just taking the book
with her magic and study it like it was an entirely new species. Jared noticed Twilight gazing
at his book with uttermost interest. As if reading it could unlock the secrets of the universe.
"Now i'm just takin' a stab in the dark by sayin' you wanna read this book. Now am I right or
am I wrong Twi?" Twilight Just nodded her head while thinking. 'How did he know? I wasn't that
obvious. Was I' She didn't know why she was thinking like that it made no sense!
"Hey Equestria to Twilight. You alright?" Rainbow Dash said waving her hoof in front of her
purple friends face. "Well we broke her." Rainbow said while shrugging.
"No i'm quite alright, just deep in thought that's all." Twilight replied "To answer your
earlier question yes I would like to read the book that is if you were offering."
"Why of course I was offering. I seen how you were lookin at this" Jared said holding up the
book. "Well far be it from me to keep a lady from what she wants. Here catch." Jared said while
gingerly tossing the book to the mare.
"Well that's enough of th.. Wait where's Pinkie?" Rainbow said just now bringing to everyone's
attention that Pinkie had been gone for a while now. "That explains why its been so quiet up to
now. Well knowing Pinkie she's probably putting your party together."
"Party? What party?"Jared said slightly confused.
"Well Pinkie has this habit of throwing anypony who comes to Ponyville a Welcome to Ponyville
Party which happens more often than ya think. She is a great friend and already considers you
her newest best friend" Twilight was cut off by Jared
"Wait 'newest' how many best friends does she have?" Then Applejack stepped up and said.
"Well we can't really put a number on it. But she does think of every pony she meets as her
best friend."
"Yeah but i'm not a pony."
"Ya know what ah mean."
"Yeah but it's so fun just to mess with anyone. Also from what I've seen she is the friendly sort."
"Yeah she is." said Applejack.
"Well are we just gonna stand here or are we gonna go to twilight's house, tree thing. I still
don't know what to call your home Twi. Well anyway lets go." Jared got up as quick as his body
would let him. When he got to his feet the ponies noticed something was wrong with their new
acquaintance. Jared was swaying back and fourth an then fell to the ground. Flutters was the
first to react, she checked for head trauma which he had no signs of.
There was only a cut on his forehead Jared then waved Flutters off saying
"It's fine i'm fine everything is fine that happens to me all the time. The doctor said
I should stand up slower. Apparently my blood pressure drops sometimes when I stand up too
fast." Jared felt a warm wetness trickle down his face not a lot but a
little bit. "Well it seems I gots a cut on my head well" He said the next part while pulling out his first
aid kit, and from within that a small mirror and a sharpie marker.
"As my dad always tells me draw a circle around it and whine about it on your own time."
He said while drawing a black circle around the cut. Though Flutters put a band-aid on his
head when he wasn't looking.
"Why that's horrible what kind of a father would tell his own child that!" Rarity said
somewhat shocked.
"Well he usually tells me that when we are on the job site."
"Job site?"Rarity questioned.
"Yeah you know construction. Or when we are handling knifes in the kitchen." They all looked
surprised not at the fact that he cooks more so that he did construction. Mainly because very
few stallions do construction because there are so few of them."Well lets go everyone,
we're burning daylight." Jared said already on his feet. As we walked to Ponyville Twilight spoke up. "So Jared..."
"Yeah Twi."
"Did you have any siblings?" Twilight asked.
"Yes as a matter of fact I did have one. A sister Makayla at times she could be the sweetest
girl you would ever meet, other times she could be even painful to listen to, especially her
singing."
Rainbow Dash flew up in his face all like 'WOOSH' Dashie asked "What's that wooden thing on
your back? Is it some kind of alien weapon? Are you an alien spy?"
"This is not an alien weapon. If you use it in the right way it can be a valuable tool and it
was my grandfathers I would appreciate it if you would keep your hooves off It is a kar98k a
fine rifle in my opinion, and no I am not nor have I ever been an alien or a spy."
"A rifle you mean like a musket?" Applejack inquired.
"I guess if you must use comparisons then yes like a musket but with a lot more power."
"Why would a child have such a tool of destruction?" Rarity asked with a look of concern on
her face that the others now wore.
"Mainly for protection due to the situation that I was in before I arrived."
"Where is that black L shaped thing from before?" Applejack asked.
"It's put away."
"Oh look we're here." Twilight said
"Well let's get to the library shall we." Rarity said.
The terrified looks on the ponies faces as we walked through town were hilarious. We arrived
at a tree thing at sunset and well it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life
aside from Dragon Ball Z. But that is a story for another life.
Once we were inside Jared's stomach made it's voice heard with a long audible grumble. "What
in tarnation was that?" Applejack asked nopony and everypony at the same time.
"Sorry that was my gut I haven't eaten in a while." Jared sheepishly replied rubbing the back
of his head.
"Don't worry it is about dinner time anyway. Now go wash up. Applejack if you would go show
Jared where the bathroom is so he can wash up." Twilight said. Applejack guided Jared to the
restroom.
"Now you wash up and if you need anythin I'll be right out here." Applejack said.
"Well okay."
After Jared washed up he and Applejack walked downstairs and sat down with the others to a
meal that he could not eat most of because there was hay and flowers what surprised Jared is
that there was actually meat it was lunch meat but it was meat none the less. After dinner the
others left now there was Jared and Twilight but it a phrase played over in Jared's head and it
was 'Sleepy time she comes.'he then passed out on the couch.
Author's Note
Find the reference and tell me what movie it's from and you deserve 1,000 internets.
A big thanks to my proofreader I love you Dashie
