Why Equestria?

   We stood there for a few minutes, just now processing what Pinkie Pie had said. Alex was first to recover, saying,

"So, we get a party AND a place to stay!? Cool!" We nod our heads in agreement. We decide to walk around town, making sure we know where everything is. As we walk, Lexi draws a map so we can refer to it if we needed to. Eventually, we ended up lapping the entire town three times over. I know because I heard the same noises each time through. As we begin the fourth, I say to nopony in particular,

"Wow, we barely do this much exercise in gym class." We all laugh, and we walk around a bit more before we decide to go back to the meadow for a little bit. After we arrive, I rip off the blindfold, and say,

"Finally, now I can actually see. Hey, is anypony else hungry?"

They nod, and Alex says,

"Hey, can you guys actually fly?" We all pause, considering it. It never really crossed our minds, and Lexi says,

"We can try, but who will go first?"

We look amongst each other unsurely, but then Branden raised his hoof.

"I can try."

  We nod in approval, and Branden unfurls his wings. We watch, and he catches some air before he lands about 500 yards away. We (clumsily) clap, and he trots back over. Next, Lexi takes her chances and makes it about 240 yards away. We cheer, and she comes over. Me and Anthony look at each other. We need a way to settle it. Then, he asks,

"Can we have a staring contest to..." He sees the look on my face and says,

"Never mind."

I sigh, and then say,

"Fine, I'll go."

I unfurl my wings, and take flight. I land about 400 away, and trot back over as the others cheered. I looked to Anthony, who groaned, but unfurled his wings and flew.

About about 20 yards there and back. But before I can come up with something to say, Branden quickly tied the  blindfold over my eye sockets, and I soon knew why. I suddenly heard an excited voice start talking.

"Don't forget, your guys's party is in twenty minutes! See ya guys there!"

She was soon gone, and we were left with time to kill. Although, she seemed to be in a hurry.

Oh well, not my problem.

We walked slowly to town, and by the time we got to Sugarcube Corners, it was time. We walked in, and the room was packed. Branden agreed to stay with me, and the others left to mingle. Me and Branden walked over to the punch bowl, and Branden got us each a glass. I easily found the straw, and slowly sipped. I think it was Cherry Cola, but I wasn't positive.

Alex's PoV

I  walk around the party, saying hello on occasion, but other than that I did nothing but walk. After about 20 minutes, Pinkie comes up to me, saving me from boredom.

"Hiya Pinkie, whats up?"

"Oh, ya know, stuff. I had to make up a new batch of cupcakes. How's the party Electric Cupcakes? Ooh, can I call you EC?"

   I nod my head, and looks at Pinkie. She had some fruit punch covering some of her hoof, and decides to let her know.

"Hey, Pinkie, you have some-"

I stop mid sentence in realization.

The party didn't have any fruit punch. So, what's... Pinkie seems to notice, and her eyes widen. I think, screw it. I pull Pinkie aside, and say to her,

"Pinkie. That isn't punch, is it? So what is it? Ketchup? Blood? Hotsauce?"

Pinkie giggled and said,

"Hotsauce, silly. I love it." She licks her hoof.

"Mmm, hotsauce... Hot, spicy hotsauce..."

I leave her in her fantasy, and go off to mingle.

Anthony's PoV

I walk around, bored. I say nothing, do nothing. Suddenly, a spectrum colored mare crashes into me. I (violently) throw her off of me, and say,

"What the Hell was that for?"

She looked confused by the word, but then again, this is multi colored ponies made for a tv show. She then gets over her confusion, and says,

"Hey, don't get snappy. Anyways, who are you?"

I sigh, and say,

"I'm Dark Star."

The prismatic mare strikes some pose, and says,

"I'm Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer in Equestria."

I blink, and roll my eyes.

"Whatever."

I walk off in another direction, but she stops me.

"Your not impressed? Haven't you heard of me?"

"Nope."

Then, I walk off, ready to totally waste my time.

Lexi's PoV

I walk over to the snack table, and see Branden and Cass standing there drinking soda. I grab some apple cider, and look at the room.

I can't believe that I'm actually here, in PONYVILLE! Still, we have to get back. Suddenly I hear a voice behind me.

"Howdy y'all, ah'm Applejack, who are you?"

I turn to face Applejack, smile and say,

"Hi, I'm Artistic Flight."

She smiles.

"Well, I have to go stop my friend Rainbow over there from murdering that colt there. She waves goodbye, and walks away.

Branden's PoV

I sip my soda, and look at Cass. She didn't notice me, since she had her blindfold. Maybe she knew how we got here...

"I'm bored, how about you?"

I'm a bit surprised to hear her talk, but still respond.

"A little bit, I suppose. Hey, where are we going to stay tonight? I don't mean us, I mean everyone, well, not everyone..."

She puts up a hoof.

"Slow down there, I know what you mean. Hey, is that Anthony I hear over there?"

I squint, and say,

"Maybe."

She shrugs and takes another sip of her soda. Suddenly, I feel a hoof tap my shoulder. I turn around, and face Twilight.

"Hi there, are you the one that this party's for?"

"Not just me, It's also for my other friends. I'm Drum Musician, who are you?"

I have to play stupid, but she soon replies.

"I'm Twilight. I think Pinkie told me that you guys needed a place to stay. Maybe we could all discuss it after the party, huh?"

I nod my head yes, and say,

"Hey, wanna talk together?"

She nods her head.

"Yeah, I'll wait over there."

She walks over to the counter, and I turn to Cass.

"Hey, umm, Cass, would you be-"

"I'll be fine, go hang out. It's not every day you get to meet the mane six." She smiles, exposing her fangs, and I walk to Twilight.

Cass's PoV

I hear Branden walk off, and smile. I take a sip of my soda, and I hear a small voice next to me.

"Oh, umm... Hello, hope I'm not interrupting you or anything..."

I laugh, and say,

"No, your fine. Hey, I'm Death Note, who'er you?"

"Oh, I'm Fluttershy... Umm, if I may ask, why are you wearing a blindfold?"

I hadn't thought about that. Luckily, I'm good at coming up with excuses.

"It's fine, you don't have to keep apologizing. It's an eye condition. I have to keep it on."

I hear her small sigh in relief.

"Umm, how do you see?"

I take a sip, and say,

"Who says I can?"

I hear her tiny gasp.

"B-but, if you can't see, why are you  here alone?"

I laugh slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm here with my friends."

I smile, and she makes a noise similar to 'Eep!'.

"B-b-bat p-p-ony!"

I internally curse myself. How could I forget. I'm about to lie, but then she says,

"I was one... Is it bad?"

I stop, confused..

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, you know, the constant urge for apples... Apples, yummy, sweet, juicy..."

I noticed it, but have been trying to ignore it.

"Yeah, it gets annoying, but lately, I've been in... SCREW IT! Let's got get the apples!"

I hear her run ahead, and I try and follow the sound of her hoofsteps. I bump into a lot of things, but finally reach them.

I feel across the table, and grab one. I bite into it, and suck it dry. Me and Fluttershy make it halfway through, before I realize something.

"Aren't they going to notice?"

I then hear the rushed noise of shoving them to the ground, and under a table.

Soon, the party is over, and we all gather with the Mane Six.

This should go well.

We all meet on the floor of the bakery, and after the introductions, Twilight asks us,

"So, where are you all from?"

I hear the other's stuttering like idiots, and I answer her FOR them.

"We all grew up in Manehattan, and became friends at a young age. We all lived within walking distance and hung out constantly. About a month ago, we decided to move out, and have been drifting about. We decided we would all try and get a place to stay here in Ponyville."

Twilight smiles, and Applejack says,

"Wait a sec, why are you wearing a blindfold?"

"It's an eye condition. I can't take it off."

Then, Pinkie begins talking, bombarding me with a ton of questions.

"What's the disease? Is there a cure? How does it affect your daily life? Have you had it forever? How do you see? Can you see? *Gasp* What happens if you take off the blindfold? WILL IT KILL YOU!?"

Twilight then scolds her slightly.

"Pinkie, don't ask so many questions, she can't possibly answer them all!"

I cough, getting there attention.

"Well, I can try. Hmm, It's a rare unknown disease, no cure, doesn't affect me much because yes, I've had it forever, I don't see, I can't see, I don't think I should, and no, it wont kill me."

Theres a long silence, so I take it that they're dumbfounded. Rainbow breaks the silence.

"Well, that's a first. Anyways, It's only me, Twi, Pinkie, AJ, and Flutters here, and Rarity's in Canterlot on a buisiness trip. So, one of you can stay with all of us except me. I have training. Speaking of which, gotta dash!"

She zooms off, leaving us in the bakery. Pinkie then says,

"EC can stay with me!" Alex grins, and agrees.

We agree that Artistic Flight can stay at Applejacks, and Dark Star will stay with Fluttershy. Twilight says,

"And you two can stay with me at my library. We can teleport, since it's getting late."

We all say our goodbyes, and we're all on our separate ways.