Chapters Chapter 1: A New Beginning
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All rights go to Hasbro, studio b, the hub, and Lauren. frost all this is just my mind at work and completely fiction
As the cool winter moon gleamed through the train window, a 15 year old boy, named caramel, with brown hair and blue eyes sat there waiting to get to Ponyville. Although he didn't admit it, this was his first time leaving Vanhoover. He missed the snow back home that would be up to his neck, unlike here where it's only 3". he looked away from the window and asked the conductor "how long till we get to Ponyville."
"I can't be sure do to the snow," he answered with a clueless face. "but we should be there by morning." he put a hand on my shoulder and said "Sorry for the inconvenience, sir."
"I don't mind" he said with a fake smile "who can blame you, visibility is about 0." the conductor walked away as he looked out the window his mind he went back to his thoughts
I wonder what my brothers doing, I wonder what Ponyville high will be like. maybe I'll make friends here
"At least I won't be lonely if I don't make any friends" he said as he looked down at a dog cage with his dog mallow in it. "isn't that right, who's my special girl." he said in a puppy dog voice. the dog in the case simply barked in agreement
Sometime later he soundly fell a sleep and was a sleep for the rest of the train ride.
he awoke when the train came to a stop and exited the train. he looked around and saw no one. he thought as much, it was still early in the morning that Luna's moon was still in the sky. He waited, and waited, and waited, but no one came. he then heard some odd voices that he recognized. "colt cuddlier, colt cuddlier.
"stop, I'm still the same old me." he said as he ran through the streets
they continued to say "colt cuddlier" as though it were a crime or a illness.
He awoke for real this time in a cold sweat as he looked around to see that celesta's sun has grace the sky with it's fiery glow. He stood up and stretched his arms and legs while releasing a yawn. He grabbed the dog crate and his bags and exited the train ready to start his next 2 month here as part of a student exchange program.
He stood there waiting for someone from his exchange family to pick him up. He then noticed a tall, muscular boy, probably a year older then he was, with blonde hair and green eyes walking his way. He thought "who's that?" His question was about to be answered when he was approached by the boy
"Are you by any chance caramel?" The boy asked with a smile and a cute farmer accent. Carmel stood there shocked he knew his name and nodded his head. "Well, looks like you'll be living with my family."
The boy walked over and offered to help Caramel with his bags and went on there way "so" caramel said sheepishly "what's your name"
The boy looked at him and answered back "names Big Macintosh, but you can call me Big Mac"
Caramel looked at Big Mac with wonder that he was going to live with this stud for the next 2 months. The rest of the walk was quite silent. They talked about themselves, getting to know more about each other for 2 short minutes and the rest was dead silence. That is until caramel broke the silence.
"So" the younger boy asked, " what kind of of family do you have."
BIg Mac looked at him with a grin "ah knew you'd ask that" said the boy with his eyes closed. "We'll there's my Granny Smith, you'll think she's the kindest lady in town. then there's my youngest, apple bloom, she's as sweet as a peach. And then we have the twins, apple jack and pink lady, y'all won't see pink lady though she's in vanhoover with your family but y'all probably knew that. As for Apple jack she's a good girl as long as y'all don't lie to her."
applejack he thought that name sounds familiar. And what about his parents
Caramel looked at him confused wondering about Big Macs parents " you have a big family" he asked "but what about your parents." Big Mac look down with a saddening face, caramel knew he had just crossed a line he should have never crossed. "Sorry, you don't have to answer that one if you don't want to"
"Nope, I want to answer it" he said Now sobbing " they died in a fire with my baby brother ,apple buck, and my twin brother, big red, 4 years back. That left my Granny Smith to watch over us and we don't know how long she be around, so that left me to raise Apple bloom, Apple Jack, and Pink Lady all by Myself." Big red stood there and then fell to the ground and full of tears looked up missing his dead loved ones. Caramel felt responsible for this and try to cheer up Big Mac
"Come big guy," said caramel with some guilt "it'll be okay. I bet there in a happy place. They may even be looking down on us tight now say ' we raised a pretty damn good son'. It gets better I promise"
"You think so" said the sobbing red skinned boy
"I know so" said caramel reassuring his new friend
"now, let's get going, I'm sure my family is dying to meet you" said the older of the 2
Caramel, still in awe about his encounter with a princess continued on the road with Big Mac. I wonder how much farther he thought
Big Mac looked at the dog carrier in Caramels hand and asked " What's your dog's name.'
Caramel also looked down at the carrier, he had forgotten it was in his had when he met twilight "Mallow, her names mallow."
Big mac looked at the carrier again and said " I have a dog too, her name Winona. I guess now Winona wont be so lonely." Big Mac told Caramel about how Winona and his sister once saved Ponyville from a stampede.
"Really." said Caramel in a unconvinced tone
"I can prove it when we get to the farm." said the older of the two.
after about 15 minutes the made it to the gates to the farm. it was an average farm with a stereotypical red barn, a few animal pens, and a chicken coop. in front of the barn was an elderly looking mare in a rocking chair. I guess the old lady sleeping in the chair is Granny Smith he thought taking a closer look wait is she breathing? he ran as fast as he could to get to where she was. when he go t closer he could hear her snoring. he sighed in relief as Big Mac was running after him
"What's wrong caramel. Why were you running." said the older boy
"I thought that elderly lady was dead." said caramel
"Oh, a lot of folks make that mistake when they first get her and see Granny over here in her chair," Big Macintosh said to calm down the other boy "heck even gave me a scare once"
"Really" caramel said surprised
Big Mac looked at him and gave him a hardy "eeyup"
They walked toward the the barn house. when they got to the screen door caramel heard a voice of a little girl saying "When are they gonna be here"
"Hold you're horses" That's when he heard a voice he had heard last winter thats why the name was so familiar he thought apple jack was the name of the girl who was in the exchange last year . they became very close over the two months she was there and became one of his best friends even told her the secret he didn't want people to know. She didn't think any less of him.
"I recon any minute now" said the familiar voice
Caramel rushed though the screen door and was greeted by a familiar face. His face lite up with joy. "Applejack!" He said with excitement at the sight of the orange skinned girl
"Caramel!" She said "it's so good to see you again." She ran up to him and gave him a hug. After the hug she stepped out of the way so he could see a girl with yellow skin and and Apple red hair applebloom, no doubt he though
"Caramel this is my sister apple bloom, and I see you've already met Big Mac" applejack said
"Yeah and Granny Smith" caramel said
"Who's that" said an elderly voice
Caramel turned around to see an elderly women with green skin and white hair in a bun
"Granny this is Caramel, the exchange student from Vanhoover" said applejack in a calm voice
"No" said the old lady "the exchange student is a girl, he is obviously a boy"
"Granny" said little apple bloom "did you use your reading glasses when you read the paper"
Caramel couldn't help but laugh at how adorable applebloom was
"No" said Granny Smith she picked up the paper that was on the counter put on her reading glasses and looked at the paper. "Well it looks like I was wrong, but the only spare bed is in applejack's room. So you can stay in there for the time being but no funny business"
Caramel nodded and said "yes ma'am"
"So," Apple Jack said "what you been up to in Vanhoover."
Caramel looked at his friend as he sat down his suit case on the bed he will be sleeping on for the next few months. "Not much has happened" he said with a hit of saddens .
"Come on sugar cube" the Orange mare said " I know when you lie to me and it hurts me that you can't trust me." She looked in to his eyes and caramel saw nothing but someone who cared. Caramel knew he had to tell her, after all she's the only friend he has left
"I ..." He mumbled.
Apple Jack looked at him, unable to hear she asked. " what was that sugar cube?"
"I came out to the school" he said about to burst in to tears " and nothing is okay. I'm getting beat up all the time and the school board refuses to do any thing about it."
Seeing the sadness in his eyes applejack knew she had to comfort her friend. "Oh Caramel," said the Orange mare, "I'm so sorry that happened to you. When did you come out?"
Caramel felt some comfort in applejack's actions. "Two months after you left" he said looking down at the wooden floor. He starts crying as he remembers the betrayal he felt when his friends turned on him.
"I just don't understand why people are against people like you," Apple jack said to cheer up her friend. "I thought people would be more accepting then in granny's time."
"At least my family accepts me." Said the colt. it was true. Somewhat he thought to himself "my mom does think its a phase though"
Applejack went form a comforting face to a face of pure disgust. "I can't believe someone said that to you," she said, "especially your mother."
Just as caramel was about to say something a hardy "soups on everypony" came from down stairs.thank you he thought to himself. It's not that he didn't want to answer applejack it's just that particular subject is very touchy.
"We'll continue this after dinner" said the mare as they made their way down stairs
Chapter 2: meeting a princess
As the two boys neared their destination, Caramel realized that thy weren't in ponyville like they were before. Now he was in country ponyville. Orchards with the reddest apples he's ever seen. As they went further down the path, the houses became fewer and far between one another. Soon then they came to a sign overhead read "Sweet Apple Acres" in electric blue paint.
As he approached the gate he was struck by a pegasus. Discombobulated he was about to tell off the lavender skinned girl, at least he thought it was a girl. "Watch where you're.." he paused mid-sentence now seeing clearly who had crashed in to him. He aw not a pegasus but an alicorn, the newly crowned princess twilight sparkle. "Your Highness" he shouted. Scared out of his wits he bowed and fear what punishment he would be given for shouting at a princess
"There is no need for that. . . Caramel" Twilight said
Caramel looked up caught off guard. "You know my name your highness'' he said
The princess gave him a smile and nodded. "My friend Applejack told me that you would be staying here while Pink Lady was going through the exchange student program in Vanhoover, and please call me twilight"
"That's right you're err .. I mean twilight" the tan colt said still nervous as if all Tartarus was about to brake loose.
"Well I must be off, princess luna needs help organizing her royal guard. Can't leave the princess of the night waiting" she said as she took off towards canterlot.
Flabbergasted at what just happened, Caramel found him self shocked the princess knows my name he thought. well my mind has been officially blown.
