A Day In The Life Of Boulder
Boulder was a rock. A simple igneous peaceful little rock. He sat on top of a hill and every morning, he would watch the sun rise, thinking to himself what a beautiful day it was. He would just sit there with all his rock friends around him and stare out at the beautiful scenery. That was Boulder, well until a certain gray mare trotted up that hill one day and noticed him. She completely ignored all his friend and picked him up, stroking him.
"Hey there" The gray mare said.
Boulder just stood there, staring up at the monotone face of the pony who had just picked him up. He didn't know what to do, so he just lay there, watching her.
"I'm Maude" The pony said.
Boulder was unsure where this conversation was going, but he decided to go along with it and just stare up at Maude.
"Life hasn't been too good to either of us has it?" Maude asked "I've lost my favorite pet and you seem to be the only igneous rock on top of this sedimentary hill."
Boulder was starting to become afraid, what did this pony want from him, he hoped she wasn't about to crush him and throw him onto the ground. He had heard stories of how strong these ponies teeth were.
"You must have fallen off a boulder someone was carrying to get all the way up here" Maude thought.
Boulder was aware she was talking about his childhood. Boulder didn't remember anything from back then, only short flashbacks of a basket and a dark brown pony.
"You know what, I like you." Maude told Boulder "I'll keep you and maybe I'll show you to Mr.Slide" At this, Maude stuffed Boulder into her pocked and started walking down the hill.
Boulder was only conscious that he was leaving his hill, he might never see the beautiful view again and most of all, that he was kidnapped by an emotionless gray mare. Hours passed and Boulder remained in that pocket, it was quite warm and comfy actually and Boulder didn't mind it too much. Finally, he was taken out, he could hear Maude talking to a pony. As he adjusted to the light, he found himself looking right at the face of a brown pony.
"Ahhh, I remember this one, from a very long time ago." The brown pony said "Hello there Boulder, how are you doing?"
Boulder was freaking out. This was the pony from his flashbacks, the one that had dropped him at the top of the hill.
"So his name is Boulder?" Asked Maude from behind the counter.
"That's right" Responded the brown pony, still examining Boulder
"Thank you Mud Slide" Maude said as she picked up a very confused Boulder and walked out of the shop.
Boulder was gently put back into the warm pocket as he pondered over what had just happened and how Maude knew to bring him to this Mud Slide. He was once again taken out, a few hours later. It was in a room and there was Maude, taking of her gray sweater and climbing into her bed.
"So, Boulder huh" She told the rock as she placed him on her night stand. "Better rest up, mom wants me to clear up a pile of rocks tomorrow and I'm going to need your help.
Boulder didn't even want to know what that meant, he just wished he was back on top of his hill instead of this dark bedroom with this strange pony. He looked back at the sleeping gray mare and thought to himself that his life might have some action in it now, whether he wanted it or not, he was about to live the best years of his life. The morning came too fast and Maude woke up yawning.
"Good morning Boulder" She said as she climbed out of bed and put on her sweater. She grabbed boulder and took him downstairs to the breakfast table were a whole family was already eating. "Good morning everyone" she said in the same monotone voice she said everything with.
"Good morning Maude" A dark gray stallion said as Maude sat down. "Eat your breakfast and then go clear out the pile of rocks your mother wanted you to clear. Then pack your bags because you are going to go visit your sister pinkie before leaving on your research trip."
"Oh yeah, Pinkie." Maude said finishing her meal. I'll call her right now. She grabbed Boulder and headed to the phone hanging on the wall. She dialed her sister's number.
"Yes hello there most beloved sister that I always know is calling because your caller number thingy starts with 514-398-9436"
"Hi Pinkie" Maude said, Boulder observed the scene from his place on a nearby table.
"And I'm guessing that you're going to come over tomorrow with your pet rock named Boulder so that I can introduce you to all of my friends." The overexcited pony said on the other side of the line.
Maude sighed "How did you guess" She said, her voice not even wavering.
"ITS TIME TO MAKE ROCK CANDY!!!" Pinkie yelled on the other side of the line. Maude cringed at the noise coming from the phone. She said her goodbyes and turned back to Boulder.
"Alright, let's get that pile cleared out shall we?" Maude asked while picking up boulder and putting him back in her pocket.
Boulder was pulled out of the pocket about three minutes later. He was being placed on the ground as Maude stood next to a pile of rocks twice her size.
"Ok, this should be over quickly" Maude said.
Boulder watched in amazement as Maude cut down the pile with her hoover in front of his eyes. When she was finished, she grinned.
"Ok, now I have some spare time to show you the jewel cave!" She exclaimed.
Boulder was surprised at the sudden change of attitude. She picked him up and placed him on her back, Maude started galloping at full speed towards the mountain ahead. she jumped and cleared a huge pile of stones before landing at the foot of the mountain. Maude paused to catch her breath before taking the path heading up the mountain. She knew the paths and the shortcuts to the cave and in half an hour she was standing at the top of the mountain, in front of a massive cave. Boulder had never seen anything like it.
"Aww the dragon isn't here today" Maude announced sadly.
Boulder noticed patches on the ground that looked weaker than others. He knew that if Maude stepped on one, the ground might not hold her weight.
"This area has some loose rock traps that when too much weight is applied on them, they break and you tumble straight down to the center of the mountain. Luckily I'm light enough to not trigger them" Maude was talking to boulder as she walked down the cavernous tunnel.
Boulder wasn't sure about that, he was looking at the patches and they didn't look like they would hold.
"Oh come on! You don't believe me? Here I'll show you" Maude said.
Wait Boulder thought Did she just read my mind? Maude stepped onto one of the patches and grinned.
"See completely sa-" The ground creaked and rocks started falling under her feet. "Ok, maybe I made a miscalculation, Boulder! Why are you so heavy!" She yelled as she leapt forwards, the ground falling behind her. She kept running, the ground falling under her hooves.
She ran right into a giant cavern, barely avoiding falling to her death. She turned around grinning as the stoned levitated back into place.
"Some sort of magic always puts them back to where they were" Maude said turning back to the giant cave. "This is the gem cave Boulder. I've already cataloged all the gems here, that's why I'm going on a research trip next week to find another cave so I can catalog more gems."
Boulder was still shaking on the inside at the thought that he had almost just died falling to the bottom of a mountain, then he remembered how Maude had read his mind back in the tunnel. Can she really? He thought.
"Of course I can. My talent is breaking the bond that separates two worlds, that way I can talk to anything, alive or not." She said.
Boulder looked over at Maude's cutie mark and noticed it was a broken mirror. But why are you so boring when you're around people? Boulder thought to Maude.
"Oh that." Her smile faded. "If anyone knew my talent, they would probably try to use it in bad ways, so I act glum and tell them my talent is bad luck."
Boulder understood what she meant and stared at the beautiful cave.
"We should head back" Maude said. "We don't want mom and dad to get worried and I still need to pack my bags to go see Pinkie tomorrow." She picked up Boulder and together they headed outside and back down the mountain. Maude regained her monotone personality as she approached the house and went upstairs to pack her bag.
Later that night Maude lay down on her bed and placed Boulder on his appropriate spot.
"Good night Boulder, tomorrow we go see Pinkie and her friends and after that, we go find a cave" She gave a small smile and drifted off to sleep.
Boulder told her to sleep well and lay on the nightstand, watching over Maude for the night, preparing himself for what was going to happen the next day.
Author's Note
TheOriginalThundersky here! I saw the new episode and the demand for a Boulder fic was intense, so I decided to write this one and see how it fares. If the demand is high enough, I will write the second chapter. As always I hope you enjoy this story and I will see you all later! :)
Peace Out
-TheOriginalThundersky
