1 - Arrival in town

The sun was rising on Ponyville.

Trappy Tickles was going out of the train station. The morning sun was reflecting on his black and purple mane and tail ; and was heating softly his grey robe. It was a very long time he didn’t came back in Ponyville. He used to live in Las Pegasus with his family. He sometimes had the occasion to go to Ponyville for vacations, but this time, it wasn't for resting or enjoying the warm weather of the spring.

Trappy wanted to change of air. Finding a job was difficult in a big city like Las Pegasus. And the air of the city was getting too heavy for him. He remembered his stepsister was living in Ponyville, this little country town he used to go on his childhood vacations. So he decided to try his luck here, after his stepsister accepted to lodge him at her house.

The grey pegasus stretched his wings a bit and got out of the train station, holding his luggage on his back. He scanned the surroundings with his blue eyes. Nothing much really changed from his memories. As he trots, he remembers slowly each street he used to roam around, when he was a young colt. A smile started to grow on his muzzle.

"Hey newcomer, you’re smiling!!" he hears as a pink bouncy pony hops near him cutely.

Trappy stays a bit confused "Hmm… Hello?" he says.

"Hi! I’m Pinkie Pie! Are you a new resident in town? I’m pretty sure you was because when i seen you with your stuff i thought *GASP* but after i smiled and i thought "Yay! A new friend for Pinkie!" so here I am and, where are you from? You have family here? And what’s your name?" says the named Pinkie Pie, very quickly.

"I’m Trappy Tickles. I’m moving here, in the hope of finding a job and a new life. I used to live in Las Pegasus and-" He stops as Pinkie starts to stare at him with a confused face. Knowing what was going on, he adds "Oh, and yes, i’m not a mare, i’m a stallion."

Pinkie smile and nods energetically. Trappy has a very effeminate body. Thin body, round and small muzzle, he is often confused as a mare, the only clue about his real gender getting hidden between his hind legs, behind the tail… He was subject to teasing by the other colts, when he was younger. But he learned to live with it and assumes pretty well this girly part of him. Actually, metrosexual ponies were getting more and more en vogue today and he was kinda lucky by that.

"Ooooh!" says Pinkie, suddenly "I must DEFINITELY make a party to welcome you!! Meet me at the Sugar Cube Corner tonight, i’ll do all the rest! See ya tonight!" And she hops away quickly, all happy.

Trappy smiles softly "She’s cute and fun." he thoughts.

Suddenly, he sees a shadow running quickly in front of him and suddenly, BAM! Something big hits him and makes him fall with his luggage.

As he recovers a bit, he says “Hey, can’t you watch where you’re flyi-”

He stops as he notices who fell on him. The thing that hit him was a grey pegasus mare with a blonde mane. Her googly yellow eyes were trying to stare at him and the mare smiled wide.

"Big brother!" she exclaims, hugging him tight

"Sissy Derpy! I was wondering where you were, you’re in late." says Trappy, giving a cute nuzzle to his stepsister.

"Sorry big bro… Now i’m here! Lemme take you home! Want me to hold your luggage?"

Trappy chuckles "it’s ok, sissy. It’s not that heavy."

He remembers how clumsy Derpy is. When he was on vacations, he used to defend and protect his stepsister who was bullied sometimes for her clumsyness and her googly-eyes.

The two pegasi entered Derpy’s house and Trappy got some rest in his new room. Derpy did her best to make a comfy room for him. some things weren’t right, like some drawers turned upside down. Trappy smiles softly. He always found cute his sister’s clumsiness. The trip tried him so much, he dozed off in a nap…

"Big bro?" His sister’s voice wakes him up slowly, after a few hours "Pinkie Pie told me she prepared a party for you… We should go, it’s getting late!"

Trappy opened his eyes widely "Pinkie! I almost forgot!"

The party was in the fashion of Pinkie’s party : Big, with almost everypony of the town, cakes, cupcakes, games, music… For sure, Pinkie knows how to party. Trappy was staying shyly near Derpy. He was naturally shy and all of these new people were scaring him a bit. Actually, he didn't really said anything during the party, except when Pinkie and Derpy were talking to him. And Pinkie was speaking a lot!

"Oh! You will see, you will love Ponyville! Like, Twilight has the best library ever! She even has coloring books and all! And you will loooooove the cakes, Applejack's family made apple pies, apple cakes, apple fritters, apple apples, apple- oh! and I totally knew you were new, i know everypony in this town, we're all friends, and soon you'll be my best friend too! Even if i have a lot of best friends too and-"

Trappy was a bit lost in Pinkie's monologue, but he was smiling. The joyful mare was bringing some sunshine in his heart and, even if he barely spoke with anybody else that night, he was feeling more confident.

After all, he just arrived. And even if he was shy for now, the party was showing that everything will certainly be fine, in this new town.