Something seems a little... OFF!
Chapter 1: I don't have time for this!
Load Full StoryNext ChapterThe Batter awoke and opened his eyes slowly before covering them from the bright yellow beam of the warm spring sun. He turned his head to the left and saw his hat next to him, as he yawned and emerged from the grass and thought it to be strange why he was outside on the grass instead of a bed like he had been in last night. Shrugging off this ominous feeling he went to reach for his hat; when he put a hoof on the hat he cringed and pulled his hoof back. What the? Am I.. No I couldn't be. He said shaking his head and reaching for it again but this time the white stallion with the blonde mane went jumping back wards knowing now that all this was real. But how?! The Batter searched quickly for his bat and had no site of it. Officially annoyed he grabbed his hat carefully with his newly developed hooves and placed it on his head huffing angrily. When the Batter took his first step he fell hard into the grass with a thump. It's hard to walk with four legs! Damn.. Getting back up he tried again and again still with no progress. He huffed and snorted angrily when a cyan colored pegasus seemed to take notice of the Batter and landed in front of him with a confused look across her face.
"You need help or something? You look like a newly born foal trying to take their first few steps but... a lot worse I have to say." She told him as she brushed her rainbow mane out of her face with a joking tone in her voice. The Batter rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth as he rose again but carefully and responded back with annoyance, "Who are you and why do you even care?"
"Who am I? Are you kidding me?!" She asked surprised, almost everyone knew her! How did this strange stallion who failed at walking on all for legs not know who she was? "I'm Rainbow Dash! The best flyer in all of Equestria!" She responded proudly with a grin upon her face.
"Never heard of you..." The Batter replied shaking his head in not the slightest clue of who this Rainbow Dash mare was.
"Tch... fine.. who are you then if you never heard of me."
"I'm the Batter! I'm a purifier of the zones.. but apparently these don't look like the zones so I must not be in my own world. Where am I?" He asked sincerely and a little forceful but he didn't care all he wanted were answers from someone who actually knew what was going on and he wanted them now. Rainbow Dash let out a laugh and socked the Batter in the shoulder a little too rough as she chuckled a little.
"You're funny! You know that? Purifier? HA! You really got me there. But enough of the jokes, you're in Equestria silly!" Dash smiled at the Batter like he was her best friend or something and offered to show him around.
"But it's true! Equestria?" He replied questioningly with a frown on his plain white face to the rainbow maned pegasus as he fixed his cap with a slight tilt hiding his eyes leaving Dash in a daze of confusion as she shook her head.
"You know what? Maybe you can tell my friend Twilight about this.. maybe she can help explain to you what happened? I just think you're nuts, but it's worth a shot I guess."
On their way to Ponyville since the Batter had been found in the outskirts of the town in the soft plush grass on a lovely warm and sunny summer day and Rainbow Dash had just found him there while flying for sky clearing since most of the clouds were grey and rain wasn't required that day. They trotted towards Ponyville since Rainbow wanted to show him around knowing from her own judgement he seemed to not know anything about Equestria or where everything was. They first stopped by the Carousel Boutique to see Rarity since the Batter was new, Dash could at least show him to her friends even if his walking was improving on the way, since Rainbow helped him a few times before they embarked, he was still a bit clumsy with his steps. They both entered Rarity's place and it was silent for a few moments before a loud screech echoed through the colorful and girly like place. It was filled with mannequins; some of them wore dresses and outfits while the rest were plainly naked and untouched. By the looks of the vintage horse shaped mannequin it seemed in really good condition. Practically new.
"SWEETIE BELL!!! WHERE DID YOU PUT THOSE IMPORTANT FABRICS I NEED?!" Rarity yelled with outrage as she stumbled out of her room quickly and passed Rainbow Dash and the Batter without taking a glance she greeted them while hustling to her little sister's room, "Hi Rainbow Dash! Hi Rainbow's friend!" When the purple maned unicorn made it to her sister's room she hesitated to knock on Sweetie's door before she found a note taped to it and sighed, "Of course she is out with her friends.. she always is." Rarity let a drawn out angered huff like snort and walked over slowly to the entrance that Rainbow and the mysterious Batter came in from while she took a deep breath to calm her nerves over her silly episode.
"Hey Rarity! Thought I'd just drop by. I'm showing this new guy around but be warned.." She said now close to her friends ear and whispered in it quietly, "He's a little strange.."
"Strange? Strange like Pinkie Pie strange?" Rarity's head tilted slightly to the right at Rainbow's so called "warning" that even she didn't know whether to take precaution or not.
"Rarity really? No one can be stranger than Pinkie Pie."
"True. Well.. it's nice to meet you... um... Rainbow Dash? What's your new friend's name?"
The Batter had been so quiet the whole time he hadn't realized it till now. He was more interested in the building's structure more then what these mares were talking about and looked at every sugar coated detail. Sure it was a little too girly to the Batter's taste but he was some what impressed how little ponies could make such structures such as this. "I'm the Batter. It's also nice to meet you Rarity.. I guess that's your name? Rainbow Dash? I think?" He addressed to the cyan pegasus hoping he got her name right. When rainbow Dash nodded in reply letting him know he was correct the Batter continued, "I don't really have time for this honestly.. my world needs to be purified from impure spirits! No one else is going to purify them. So can we please hurry to your friend Twinkies' house so I can figure out how this all happened?"
"Twilight." She corrected him smiling at his mistake. "See? He is strange. He's been talking about some purification thing or whatever." She said looking towards Rarity with a big smile.
"Right.. Twilight." The Batter nodded keeping that name in mind since these new names were strange to him in many ways.
Rainbow Dash nodded and rolled her eyes amused, "I guess. After all we just dropped by to say hello to my friend and introduce you to her. See ya later Rarity!" She waved as the Batter and Dash made their way out of the Carousel Boutique and ventured a little ways in Ponyville to get to Twilight's tree house library. Twilight had almost every single book on everything! Maybe she had the right book to the Batter's questions. Or... maybe not. But it was worth a shot. The Batter was just very antsy on wanting answers to his questions, he did not want to waste any precious time until he was told fully what has happened to him. Being a pony and all, he didn't want to stay like this forever when he had to full fill his sacred mission of purifying the zones in his own world.
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