Richard Sherman, meet Equestria!!!
The Princess is Inside in a Tree?
Previous Chapter"She lives in a what now?" Richard asked as the ponies led him into a town.
"Yeah, it's hollow on the inside! And she has an owl and a dragon and the tree is a library!" Scootaloo answered.
"She lives inside a tree."
"Yeah. It's like a tree house in reverse!"
"She lives... In a tree."
"Yup!"
"One more time, she lives in a-" Richard tried to ask again, before being interrupted.
"Yes! She lives in a tree! Now shut up about it!" Rainbow Dash turned shouted, her voice cracking a little.
The three fillies and Sherman gave quick glances forward before looking back to each other.
"Now, who made you the boss?" Richard asked.
"I did! Now quiet down, we don't need to attract atten-" Rainbow Dash began, before stopping mid sentence.
"What?" Richard asked before looking around to realize they were all a fair way into the town, and he was getting all the strange looks. He looked around for a minute, before leaning down to Sweetie, "This place is called Ponyville right?"
Sweetie Belle nodded her head energetically. Meanwhile, Apple Bloom shifted nervously. Sherman had to admit, it was a decent town for it to have been built by ponies. But he decided to keep that to himself. After a moment, he waved his arms, "What up Ponyville?! Richard Sherman in the house! Er, town!"
All the ponies stopped and stared at him awkwardly, while Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo facehoofed. Sweetie just looked at him and then to the other ponies. Apple Bloom didn't say anything, but her face quickly showed annoyance. And not that type of annoyance from listening to her Granny, but the type that makes you want to smack someone in the face.
"Well, that's better." Richard said with a slight smile.
"What's better? All you did was shout like an idiot who you are." Rainbow rebutted.
"And that is why you aren't on my level." He responded.
"Human!" The corner and four ponies turned to see a cloud of smoke barreling their way.
They all squinted and strained to see better, before realizing the dust was caused by a mint-colored mare galloping at full speed towards them. Looked over to his pony friends, he asked a question to all of them.
"Uhh... Should we be running from that?"
After a moment, Rainbow Dash nodded, "Yeah, that'd be smart."
Without another word, the group of five turned and ran at full speed from the mare, except for Rainbow Dash, who was flying low next to them. They all dared to take a peak back. What they saw was that the mare had gained some notable ground on them.
"Oh, hell no!" Richard shouted, before snagging up the three fillies and running up directly next to the rushing pegasus.
"Follow me!" Rainbow Dash shouted, turning down an alley, Richard and the Crusaders right behind her. They took repeated turns of alternating directions, before running out of the alleys and in front of an elegant building that looked very similar to a carousel.
"Let's get inside!" Rainbow started, only to have Sweetie Belle step in front of her.
"We can't just go in! What if Rarity is working on something really-" She was interrupted by a loud shout.
"Where's the human?!"
"Get inside!" Sweetie ushered the group inside and slammed the door as hard as she could.
A few moments later, the mint colored mare rushed by the front. Sweetie peaked over the counter and sighed.
"Th' heck is wrong with that pony?" Apple Bloom asked with an eyebrow raised.
Sweetie got out from behind the counter, "Rarity!"
"In the kitchen, darling!" A graceful voice called back.
"Can you come here? I'm with Scootaloo and Apple Bloom and Rainbow Dash and..." She turned to Richard, then back to the direction she was shouting, "And another friend who I think you should meet! I'd explain it to you, but I think it'd be much easier to show you!"
They could hear a slight groan, and a moment later, a beautiful white pony walked out.
"What is it, Sweetie B-" She stopped at the sight of the human and just stared.
After about a minute of silence, Richard decided to break the silence, "You're name is Rarity, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Richard. Richard Sherman." He then gave a gracious bow to the mare. Looking around at the various beautiful dresses around, he smirked, "I'm gonna take a guess and say you're the looker of Ponyville? Perfect for such a talented seamstress!"
Rarity just stood there for a moment, then giggled, "Oh my! Not only can you talk, you're quite the flatterer."
"Not too hard when you're me."
"Careful Rarity, I think he just wants a discount on some new clothes." Rainbow Dash warned.
"Is this true?" Rarity asked with a scrutinizing glare.
"Uh... Sorry, but I'm light on cash at the moment." He chuckled nervously.
She looked at him for a few seconds before smiling, "Well, don't let that stop you from speaking the truth."
"Ahem," Sweetie interrupted, "We're gonna take him ta Twilight, but he said he wasn't dressed good enough."
Rarity looked him over for a few minutes, "True, his current clothes look like a fashion faux pas caught on fire, and then someone had attempted to put it out with an explosion..."
"Hey, these are just my work out clothes!"
"I'd hope so, darling. Alright, come here..." Without another word, Rarity was running up and down Richard with a tape measure, getting everything she would need. She nodded, "Alright, your shape makes it a new experience for me, but I think I can whip up a little something. Hmmm.,... IDEEEEEAAA!"
Rarity pulled out a rack of different colored cloths and instantly began to work on something. It was almost impossible to keep up with how fast she was working. After a few moments, Richard remembered something.
"Hey, Rarity?"
"Yes, darling?"
"I need you to add a little something to the shirt."
"And what would that be?"
Richard pointed to the Seahawks emblem on his chest, "I need this on the front of the shirt. Oh, and if you could put the number twenty-five on the back, that'd be fly."
She took a quick look at the icon before returning to her work, "Alright, I suppose I can work with this. But my dear, those colors are simply too tacky for my tastes. I don't think I'll be able to keep them." At this, Richard sighed.
"Fine, but I think the colors look pretty wicked."
"That's why I'm the one with the business, darling."
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"Aaaand, It! Is! Done!" Rarity's voice snapped Richard, Dash and the Crusaders out of their midday naps.
Richard rubbed his eyes before looking to see what Rarity had made. It was a black, v-neck style shirt with purple trim along the neck hole and a breast pocket and the Seahawks logo stitched in white sitting neatly on it. On the back, a white twenty-five was also stitched in white. The pants were also black, with a pocket on the left hip and purple trim along both outside seams.
"Damn, girl!" Richard shouted, "This looks sweet! Thanks!"
Rarity smiled, "It was a little bit of a challenge to work with your body type, but try them on and let me know how they fit. Well, go on, now!" Rarity energetically pushed Richard behind a changing blind. After a few moments, he stepped back out. The clothes fit him perfectly.
"Yeah, this is awesome." Richard flexed in his new clothes. They were tight to him without being restraining.
"You look so cool! Almost as cool as Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo exclaimed.
"It's like, wow!" Sweetie complimented.
"You're in really great shape!" Apple Bloom added.
"Oh my. Quite the physique you have there!" Rarity complimented, while Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
"Great, he's dressed. Can we go now?" Rainbow Dash turned towards the door.
"Oh yeah, we need to get somewhere. What do I owe ya?" Richard agreed.
"Well, if you must take off so abruptly. Consider this order a welcome gift. I'm quite certain I'll be seeing you soon."
"What makes you say that?" Richard asked, whilst the Crusaders and Dash nodded.
"Oh, you'll see, darling! Now mustn't keep Twilight waiting. Off you go!" Rarity nudged.
Richard, the Crusaders, and Rainbow Dash took their leave, as Rarity waved good bye.
"Alright, so where does this Princess li-" Richard was interrupted by a very familiar scream.
"Human! Wait for me!" In the distance, the mint pony was again running their way.
"Oh, son of a-"
