I was asleep in bed, my mane a mess and a slight flash of light coming through my apartment window, both my wings sticking out of my covers, because that's how I like it to be. I lift myself up and put my to front hoofs behind me for support, looking out the window to the Manehattan streets, it was busy as always, pegasi flying all about, street-cabs and ponies all rushing to get to where they want.
The same darn thing everyday, I sigh and get up to go to my kitchen.
I yawn and look at my coffee pot, one thing I always loved to get up every morning to go to, I put my favorite coffee cup that was shaped like a cute little kitty, he was smiling and had yellow golden stripes, I loved that cup because my parents gave it to me before they left for Saddle Arabia.
Once my coffee was extra hot I added my three sugars, the dash of cinnamon, the strawberry creamer, and the whip cream. I sit down at my dining room table and look at the paper.
"Stock market rising, pony makes millions through junk he sells, classic crap like that gets you everywhere, aaaand what the hell?!" what I saw really irritated me I could've screamed and killed someone.
"Rarities dresses will not be sold in stores of Manehattan! That's outrageous I was at that fashion show and she had amazing dresses that should've gotten the recognition they deserve!" What? You thought something serious was gonna happen? No, it was my first fashion show and I thought the contestant Rarity had amazing dresses and I was hoping the best for them, but clearly now they won't be getting that. I sigh and put the paper down and look at the clock, 6:30 a.m, guess it's time to get ready for work, I run my hoof through my hair and take another sip of my coffee, leaving to my bedroom to gather all my things.
I finish my coffee, put on my saddlebags, and leave my apartment, I work at a company based on getting another pony a job, I'm a recruiter or whatever you wanna call it.
The same thing I have to deal with everyday, morning traffic, and morning ponies, no matter what there's the same types of ponies running through Manehattan, there's the one on his ear piece yelling at the top of his lungs, the one runner trying to get to work,
and the one with to loud of music in his ear. Guess some ponies never change with that.
I took off into the sky, firmly holding my coffee so I don't drop it, I look down and feel almost bad for the others that aren't able to fly.
A few minutes go by and I think about what I do on a daily basis, it's not a bad life, but I look around at the sky and wish for something more, something much bigger then this. I love Manehattan but I wanna see more, I'm not restrained but I'm more afraid of leaving something that I know how to do, maybe today will be the day I become fed up with it, maybe today I will make something of mys- before I could finish that thought I almost ran into another Pegasus that was going about her business, I could tell she was angry at me.
"Watch where you are going, you blind cow!" Wow, that was really harsh, I almost gavea minute of my life to this harsh woman I accidentally knocked into. Before, I could retort she humphed with her prissy nose and kept on flying, I rolled my eyes and arrived to my
work.
I go through the sliding doors and the receptionist greeted me with
"Morning Bewley, uhmm Miss Matin would like to see you." I groan and ask for what
reason.
"Don't know, she just wanted to see you." I raise an eyebrow and look to the back to see the elevator, I walk into, right around the corner came a blue pony in glasses and a plaid scarf ,with a green mane, running to the elevator, I was generous and kept the door
open for the guy, he looked like he needed a breath of generosity today.
"Oh my Celestia thank you, atleast somepony around her has some common decency." I giggle and give him that "I know the feel bro" look.
"I know there's barely anypony that still has it, I never seen you round the office, who are you?" the stallion pushed up his glasses and nodded.
"I'm Specs, full name Spectacle, for obvious reasons, pleasure to meet you, you uhmmm..."
"Bewley-Brews, but you can just call me Bewley." I gave him a reassuring smile and shake his hoof.
"Then pleasure to meet you Bewley, I'm a new worker here, I'm going to the fifth floor to get to my new office, I think it's office room 102."
"Hmm, really, that's across the hall from my office, I'm going to boss ladies office." I wonder whats the actual reason I'm going to Matin's office.
I come to the 3rd floor which had Matin's office on it and I give a wave to Specs.
"Pleasure meeting you Specs, hope to see you around, good luck in working." he nods
and smiles to me.
I head through the elevator, around the corridor and into her office, Matin was sitting at
her desk as usual, she was a very prim and proper woman, wearing a white suit, with
absolutely no stain, bet if there was she'd kill whoever did it.
"Miss Brews, I am honestly very lucky to have you as a worker, you do your job and you
do it well, I love that, although I need for you do something for me." I look at her
skeptical and nod.
"Aaaand that would be?" she clears her throat and sits back.
"I need you to clean up a spill in your office corridor, it's of tea that one of our latest
interns made, he got clumsy and spilled it, and the lousy custodian I hired didn't come to
work today, please do so, you may leave." she goes back to work and I leave through
the door and into the elevator, groaning, almost wanting to scream, because this is the
fifth time this month I've had to do this.
I get to the fifth floor and grab a mop from the closet and begin to clean, I didn't plan for
my morning to start like this, I end up cleaning it and going to my office. I groan and sit
in my chair, right across from me I can see Specs putting up a frame, I guess it was a
family portrait because there were many ponies in the picture, he notices me from
across and waves. I laugh and look at my computer screen.
491 Emails labeled “Job Application”.....
This was going to be a very long shift, good thing I had another coffee pot here,
although no strawberry creamer, my favorite part.
Mid-Day
I take off my reading glasses and look at my computer screen so far I've gone through more than three quarters of my emails, guess that will do for the day, I yawn and pick up my saddlebags and slide my coffee mug into the smallest pouch.
I look at the time it reads 5:30 P.M
"Guess it's time to clock out now, maybe I'll say hi to Specs" I was surprised to see he was actually outside waiting for me by the elevator, his hair turned into a greasy mess, his stature completely destroyed by the hard days work.
"How was your first day Specs?" I look at him chuckling to myself.
"Ughhh I wanna die already, it was tiring and not to mention I had to interview about sixteen ponies IN PERSON!" I laughed and gave him a sympathetic look.
"Well that's what most of us had to go through when we first started out, hell could've been worse." We take our conversation into the elevator and press the button down to the 1st floor.
"Yeah I suppose your right, it's not like I won't be doing this for the rest of my life until retirement." I felt a sudden cringe and didn't even realize I reacted in anger.
"Then why even be here?!" I shouted very loudly at him. He was taken back and stared at me scared out of his mind, I quickly come back to realization and my face goes red.
"Oh my, I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that, I just reacted.." He took a huge breath and regained his posture.
"It's okay it seems like you've got a pretty bad problem with doing the same thing everyday since you began to do anything at this lame company." Specs was right, I didn't like doing the same thing everyday, I wish I could do more but I'm to scared to actually do anything, I'm afraid of what I can't do or what will be waiting for me.
That's when I started thinking about when I first came to Manehattan.
Me and my parents had just stepped off the train and we got a breath of city air, it was such an amazing city, I was only a filly but everything looked amazing. The billboards and their flashing lights, the wonderful range of ponies on the streets, and even the smallest thing like the hot dog vendor on the corner.
My dad took me by the hoof and he led me through the massive crowd of ponies, my mother slowly trotting next to him, so many people of various colors, personalities, and shapes and sizes. We had passed shopping windows and different food joints, everything looked yummy, although one place caught my eye, it was a little cafe that was secluded from the rest in between two massive buildings.
"Mom, Dad! Can we eat here today for brunch?" No matter what I used to call breakfast and lunch, brunch even if it was an hour or so behind/ahead. Both my parents looked at the little cafe and my dad took of his hat and chuckled with a bright smile.
"Sure honey, lets go in, it says they have world famous coffee." I looked puzzled and asked my dad what coffee was.
"Coffee is amazing, here come try it." We went into the cafe and it was silent, so peaceful, barely any pony around except for a group of three in the corner.
My dad walks up to the counter and orders three cups of coffee, although when it comes to my order he says more then just one thing to be added into the coffee. Three sugars, a dash of cinnamon, whip cream, and strawberry creamer.
When it came out I took my first taste, it was the most amazing thing I've ever tasted, it was like a burst of flavor into my mouth, I couldn't believe it, and from that moment forth I drank it everyday, I knew how to make it and even make it from scratch. By the time we lived there for two years I had gotten my cutie-mark, my father said I was so silly with coffee, that's what defined me as a pony, I just loved coffee.
I heard a ding and it was the elevator coming down to the first floor, I snap back up and it turns out Specs was wondering why I was starring blankly into space.
"Oh sorry, I just zoned out for a moment, I usually do that after work." He chuckles.
"Hope I don't start doing that." I roll my eyes and we leave out to the streets, he gives me a small wave and walks the opposite way.
I actually decide to walk a bit towards home, to look at the night time Manehattan, one thing caught my eye, the lot that the cafe I loved so much was in, it was empty and eventually became knocked down due to lack of interest, can you believe how sad I was when I found out.
I sigh and fly the rest of the way to my apartment, I walk in and up the elevator to my apartment, I lay down my saddlebags on the couch and to the kitchen.
The only difference between night and day coffee is that night is decaf, I take a sip, mmmmm still just as good than the morning.
I switch to my laptop on the bar of my kitchen, I had an email labeled "Give a job" I raised an eyebrow and wondered to myself why there would be an email labeled giving a job.
I almost decide that it was just some troll or spam, or a scam so I try to delete the mail first, but when I did I came back to my email box and it was still there, I try again but it doesn't go away so I do what anypony else would do and open up the email, did I mention this new technology is actually easy to use for ponies, unicorns, and pegasi alike? Guess not, it helps a lot.
Anyways, the email had an application for a journalist, what was funny is that it said it didn't need an education, it just needed someone with: "Ambition to last a millennium"
I looked for a sender, but all I got was "The One Who Answers to Desires" I rub my head and then a button came up that said
"Apply" so I clicked it. Then a message came up.
"Greetings, Bewley, you've been selected to take part in The Journalist To Travel Equestria story, I shall remain anonymous until you end your adventures, along the way you will document everything, lessons learned, hmm that sounds familiar, discoveries made, and especially anypony you meet. In the morning you will receive a parcel in a dropbox/mailbox/postal service or whatever it is you get, inside this parcel you will receive a satchel, a pen designed to last, a notebook, and a flash drive, both used document findings, now this task was only taken upon three ponies in all of Equestria, you will meet these two on your travels but you are the one to find out who else go this fate, I hope you have fun and good luck on your journeys.
"The One Who Answers to Desires"
"P.S. You are aloud to bring anything or anypony you want, only one companion though."
I chuckle and put it into my junk mail, probably spam I'm just overreacting about, I decide to grab my telephone and call a local pizza place.
"Yes, whats for dinner?" That's how they want you to order, because there's always a special.
