Meeting Them

Chapter 4

It was sunset now, time to go to Sugarcube Corner for Pinkie's 'surprise' party to welcome me to Ponyville. Twilight and Spike were walking to my left and right respectively. Twilight was still a tad irked at me since I, and I quote, "Broke the solemn silent state of the library with monstrous maniacal melodies".

Now, some of you may stop reading the story for this, but I happen to dislike parties to some degree, mainly because they give me migranes. That, and the fact that I can't remember most of it the next morning. Nevertheless, I hoped to at least survive the party tonight. If I remember it the next morning, I will likely want to forget it all over again.

Twilight noticed my silence on the walk through town. "Jacob, is there something wrong?"

I looked at her while I composed my thoughts. "Huh? Oh, no, nothing's wrong."

She pressed on and said "You don't have to be nervous. You're going to enjoy tonight, Jacob, I promise."

I chuckled. If she only knew. "Oh, I highly doubt that, Twilight."

Spike piped up "But everypony likes Pinkie's parti-" He slapped his hand over his mouth.

I smiled and replied "It's okay, Spike. I already knew."

Twilight and Spike both asked in unison "How?"

I looked at Twilight and asked "The show, remember?"

Twilight thought for a second and replied sheepishly "Oh, yeah. Say, wouldn't the show make everypony in Equestria, like, super-famous back on Earth?"

I nodded at her question. "The show mostly follows you guys, though."

Spike exclaimed "Wait, I'm famous?! Rarity will have to love me now!" His eyes, following cartoon physics, were now heart-shaped.

I laughed and replied "Spike, you know that's not going to happen. Though, now that you bring it up, you and Rarity are a popular pairing in the fandom."

Twilight and Spike stopped walking. Twilight asked "What do you mean, 'pairing'?"

I turned around and stated "A pairing is a fictional idea where two characters in a story fall in love with each other. The show is classified under fiction back on Earth, though I now see it is clearly real. The idea of Spike and Rarity falling in love is extremely popular among fans." I took a deep breath upon finishing.

Twilight asked "How many pairings are there?"

I thought for a second and stated "As many as you can think of, though I really don't plan on going through each one."

Twilight got the message not to continue, and we continued to walk in silence for another few minutes until we reached the door of the acclaimed bakery. Twilight pushed the door open and the three of us walked inside, Spike shutting the door behind us. I covered my ears and shut my eyes, just managing to muffle the loud shout of "SURPRISE!" and shield my vision from the lights flicking on just before either could give me the dreaded headache.

I slowly opened my eyes to gaze upon a towering five layer golden vanilla cake with strawberry icing. The long table it was on was covered with vanilla-flavored sweets to the point where I couldn't see the table. The most surprising thing at the table, however, was sitting in an interactely carved golden chair at the end of the table. She was tall, white, and had an aire of royalty about her.

I walked over to the Princess and stuttered "P-Princess! What in God's name are y-you doing here!? Shouldn't you be busy in Canterlot?"

That was what I wanted to say. But the aire around her clearly stated 'I'm the God around here, idiot. Get it right.', so I just stood there, gaping like said idiot.

She spoke first. "You must be Jacob. Such a pleasure to meet you."

Twilight voiced my thoughts and asked "Pardon me, Princess, but I thought you wanted to meet with Jacob in Canterlot."

Celestia giggled and replied "Twilight, you of all ponies should know I hate formalities. I wanted to be casual about our first meeting. Besides, I heard he can sing."

I slapped myself (it hurts much more with hooves) and stated "Well, here I am. I can see Pinkie so conveniently 'forgot' to hire a DJ. Well, I guess I'm up."

I cracked my neck and walked into the middle of the room, where I saw Pinkie talking with some ponies.

"Glad you could make it! Jacob's really nice, he'd love to be your friend!"

I cleared my throat.

Pinkie turned and saw me standing there. She zipped over, threw her arm around my shoulder and stated "This is him! Isn't he cool?"

I ducked out from under Pinkie's arm and stated "Pinkie, I didn't ask for this party. I don't want all this attention."

Pinkie lost her smile and asked "But everypony likes to party!"

I sighed and stated "I don't like parties, Pinkie. They never end well for me."

I thought that right then and there was when Pinkie would become her depressed counterpart, Pinkamena, when her smile came back even harder. "Well, then this will be your first superdy-duper fantastical terriffic party ever!"

She literally dragged me into the center of the room and shouted at the top of her lungs "Hey everypony! Here's the guest of honor!"

Everypony turned to see Inkie holding up my left hoof like I was a boxing champion. I ducked my head, but my long, spiky red and green striped mane in contrast to my blue body made me stick out like a sore hoof.

Pinkie continued "Well, I forgot to hire a DJ," she winked at me "but we don't need one! Jacob here can do it all by himself!"

I gave her a look of half pleading and half murder. She was oblivious to it and whispered to me "You're on." before joining the crowd.

The entire room was silent. I could feel all of there eyes on me, but I was here, so I wasn't going to disappoint them.

I concentrated, and my cutie mark started to glow. Everypony took a step back as I thought of a song to play and sing. Then it came to me. (Anything in parentheses during the song is describing my movements.)

Uno, dos, tres

It's been a really really messed up week (I put my hoof on my face and closed my eyes)

Seven days of torture, seven days of bitter

And my girlfriend went and cheated on me

She's a California dime but it's time for me to quit her

La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn't matter, la la la, oh well, la la la (I began dancing, as did everypony else)

We're going at it tonight tonight

There's a party on the rooftop top of the world

Tonight tonight and we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign

I don't know if I'll make it but watch how good I'll fake it

It's all right, all right, tonight, tonight

I woke up with a strange tattoo (I guestured at my cutie mark)

Not sure how I got it, not a dollar in my pocket

And it kinda looks just like you (I pointed a hoof at Princess Celestia)

Mixed with Zach Galifianakis

La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn't matter, la la la, oh well, la la la (Dancing)

We're going at it tonight tonight

There's a party on the rooftop top of the world

Tonight tonight and we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign

I don't know if I'll make it but watch how good I'll fake it

It's all right, all right, tonight, tonight

You got me singing like

Woah, come on, ohh, it doesn't matter, woah, everybody now, ohh (I began stepping in time with the beat)

Just don't stop let's keep the beat pumpin'

Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat down

It's my party dance if I want to

We can get crazy let it all out

Just don't stop let's keep the beat pumpin'

Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat down

It's my party dance if I want to

We can get crazy let it all out

It's you and me and were runnin this town

And it's me and you and we're shakin the ground

And ain't nobody gonna tell us to go cause this is our show

Everybody

Woah, come on, ohh, all you animals

Woah, let me hear you now, ohh

Tonight tonight there's a party on the rooftop top of the world

Tonight tonight and we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign

I don't know if I'll make it but watch how good I'll fake it

It's all right, all right, tonight, tonight

It's all right, all right, tonight, tonight

Yeah it's all right, all right, tonight, tonight

Just singing like

Woah, come on, ohh, all you party people

Woah, all you singletons, ohh

even the white kids

Just don't stop let's keep the beat pumpin'

Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat down

It's my party dance if I want to

We can get crazy let it all out

Just don't stop let's keep the beat pumpin'

Keep the beat up, let's drop the beat down

It's my party dance if I want to

We can get crazy let it all out (I struck a pose)

I took a deep breath and finished my song. The building was alive with the sound of stomping hooves of applause. I looked around, and for the first time at a party, I smiled.

Then it occurred to me. If this world was 'created' by a tv show, how much did the fanfictions affect it?

I found Pinkie and the Mane Six chatting with the Princess, who had not moved from her chair the entire party.

I went over to Pinkie and asked "Who's number came up recently?"

She looked at me funny for a second, then burst out laughing. "Oh, Jacob, that's just a story! I don't even know where that Sargent Sprinkles got the idea for the story!"

I joined in the laughter. After about a minute of laughing, the others looked at us oddly. Pinkie and I looked at each other and winked. I don't know how she knew, and I didn't really care. I went to get some vanilla cake, which was amazingly sweet, though not too sweet.

******

I woke up in the guest bedroom in the library with a surprising lack of a headache or nausea. I don't know wether it was the new pony body or what (pony tails are like cotton, you can use them like pillows), but I still remembered last night.

It was so special, and Pinkie helped make it special. She brought me out of my shell. I looked at the clock. 11 A.M. Guess I should get up.

I found Twilight already up with pancakes hot off the oven.

I wasn't in the mood for anything sweet, so I asked Twilight "Do you have any apples?"

She nodded and grabbed an apple with her magic. She held it in front of me for a second before realizing "Oh, yeah. Say, now would be a good time to learn basic levitation! Just focus on the apple, Jacob." She set the apple down on the table.

I focused and concentrated on the apple, and after a few seconds, the apple began to be covered in a blue bubble-like energy.

Twilight praised "Good, good! Now, think of where you want it to go."

I thought of the apple floating into the air, and lo and behold, the apple began o levitate into the air. I thought of it floating near my mouth, and so it complied again. I kept it steady and took a bite from the apple, still keeping some focus on it.

Twilight clapped her hooves together and stated "Very good! And on your first try, too!"

I shrugged and stated through a mouthful of apple "I'm juth awethome thath way."

I threw the core in the trash before turning to head out to town, when Twilight said "Wait!" She gave me a small bag of bits and a pair of saddle bags, which I fastened on. She then stated "Go have fun!"

I nodded and walked out the door, heading to the market in town square.

(There will be some video game references in this section. The first is obvious, the next two are less so, and the third is uncommon. Try to find them all!)

*****

I began walking through town square, hoping to find something good to buy. I found a merchant standing in a corner, dressed in a hooded cloak and wearing a blue bandanna across his mouth. He was standing next to a tall torch with blue flame. I went over to him and his eyes lit up at me approaching.

He said slowly "Ahllo, stranger. I got some good things on sale today."

He opened his cloak to reveal an assortment of jewels, trinkets, herbs, and..... Were those guns? I just briskly walked away without saying a word. I then found a statue that appeared to depict a golden Herculean pony hoisting with his front hooves some sort of hourglass above his shoulders, with a coin slot at the base. There was an antique shop seeking a hook-shaped cane that had, according to the label, been passed down through generations of a so-called Cooper family.

I saw a pony at a blacksmith shop looking disappointed because he couldn't carry more than eight weapons at a time, so he sold one and bought the weapon he was looking for.

I just walked past and found Applejack's apple stand at the very end. Applejack waved to me, and I walked over to her.

She grinned and greeted "Well, howdy do, Jacob? Ah hope yer findin' Ponyville to yer likin'."

I replied "Oh, just fine. I was just looking for something good to buy, though I can't really find anything."

She thought for a second and replied "Well, would ya' like at come on over fer dinner tonight? Ya know, meet the Apple family?"

I replied "That sounds delightful." I walked away, looking for a stand with something that would perk my interest.