Achievement Hunter in Equestria: JT Hailstorm Edition

Sitting under a tree, Ray watches the clouds pass by. It’s been awhile since he was outside and it’s kinda scary. However it shouldn’t be that scary here right? As he sat there he was tempted to play his 3DS but as Jack stated, how would he charge it? Nothing left to do but sit there and daydream.

When he showed up at the farm with Applejack he was met with a lot of scrutiny. A creature they have not seen before and one they have to house until a mystery is solved. After the initial shock they welcomed Ray.

As he continued to stare into the sky he so happened to look down and running in his direction was the lovable little filly named Apple Bloom. When she got closer she slowed down then stopped in front of him.

“Hey.” Apple Bloom said.

“Hey.” Ray said.

“So yer name is Ray, huh?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Yup.” Ray said.

“Why do y’all have wings?” Apple Bloom asked.

“I dunno.” Ray said.

“What’re ya lookin’ at?” Apple Bloom asked.

“I was looking at the sky and wondering what I’m going to do.” Ray said.

“There’s lotsa stuff ya could do.” Apple Bloom said.

“Nothing that interests me.” Ray said.

“Hmm…that’s not good.” Apple Bloom said.

“You’re telling me. I was playing video games for a living.” Ray said.

“Well maybe ya could help me git mah cutie mark.” Apple Bloom suggested.

“How?” Ray asked.

“Yer taller than anypony here an’ y’all could git me ta places Ah can’t git to.” Apple Bloom said.

“I dunno.” Ray said.

“Pretty please.” Apple Bloom begged. She gave him the puppy eye look. Ray tried to resist but the cuteness got to him.

“Okay.” Ray said. Apple Bloom cheered as Ray got up. “So what do you have in mind?”

“Well I’ve always wanted ta try this one thing. Yer gonna help me with a super secret thing. Follow me to the clubhouse.” Apple Bloom said. Not knowing what he had gotten himself into Ray followed Apple Bloom to the clubhouse.

“So is this really a cutie mark attempt or something like that?” Ray asked.

“Not really.” Apple Bloom answered. She lied to him using her cuteness. When they got to the clubhouse they entered, Ray sat on the floor and Apple Bloom pulled out all of these papers. “Ah need yer help with this here thing.”

“Okay?” Ray answered.

“Before Scootaloo disappeared, we were workin’ on this project. We thought we could git our cutie marks in video game production. Apparently somethin’ was wrong with the coding and the spell that we had Twilight cast on it ta make sure nopony could steal our idea. Once the spell was cast the game disappeared.” Apple Bloom explained. She placed the papers in front of Ray. “Ah think that ‘cause of the magic that was cast, it created a portal from your world ta ours. Now how we did that, Ah dunno. That’s why Ah need yer help, maybe we could fix this and nopony would ever have ta know this ever happened.

“You do realize that Scootaloo is with Twilight and Princess Celestia right?” Ray asked.

“Yes Ah know. Ah jus’ don’t want anypony here ta find out an’ git mad at us fer causin’ all this trouble.” Apple Bloom said.

“Okay.” Ray said.

“Yer not gonna lecture me?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Nope, I’m just going to help you.” Ray said.

“That easily.” Apple Bloom said in disbelief.

“Yes.” Ray said.

“Jus’ so ya know we’re gonna have to keep this whole thing brief so mah family doesn’t get suspicious of all of this, so Ah’m gonna trust you with this stuff.” Apple Bloom said. Ray looked it over and understood all of the stuff on the pages, which lead him to believe Jack was just being lazy.

“So…” Ray said.

“Right now Ah need y’all to help me git into a place so I can try to do somethin’ extreme. Sweetie will be meetin’ us there.” Apple Bloom said.

“Does she know about me helping you? Wait…so I really am helping you in your search for a cutie mark?” Ray asked.

“Yeah. Brilliant idea huh?” Apple Bloom asked. It was better than any idea that Gavin has ever had so it’s good.

“Yeah. Let’s go.” Ray said. What more could he do? It’s better than sitting under that tree and looking into the sky. They made their way to the base of a cliff and Sweetie Belle was waiting there.

“Yay you got him to agree.” Sweetie Belle cheered.

“How did you know about us?” Ray asked.

“Scootaloo went missing, our sisters got called to a meeting of some sort, and our game goes missing. What else do you need?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Was this all intentional?” Ray asked.

“No, we just didn’t expect for the game to create a portal.” Sweetie Belle said.

“An’ teleport away from us.” Apple Bloom added.

“We had no idea it would cause you and your friends to switch places with our friends.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Okay I get it, this was all a mistake. So what do I have to do for this stunt?” Ray asked. The two fillies looked up the cliff face.

“Well we’re not coordinated enough to set the hookup things so we could climb.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Do ponies even rock climb?” Ray asked.

“Come ta think of it, Ah haven’t heard of it.” Apple Bloom said.

“Must’ve been Scootaloo’s idea. Since we’re here, might as well try it.” Sweetie Belle said. The fillies looked at Ray who just stared at the cliff face. “Well what are you waiting for?” Ray hasn’t done anything this extreme but he guessed he has already agreed to help the two. As he got closer he looked up to the top, which wasn’t so high but still it was too high to jump down from.

“So do you have anything for me?” Ray asked.

“Shoot, Ah didn’t think about that.” Apple Bloom said.

“Can’t you just climb up there without any gear?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“I’d rather not.” Ray said.

“C’mon Ray.” Apple Bloom said. She made that same pouty face that convinced him in the first place.

“Alright.” Ray said. He grabbed all of the stuff he needed and started climbing. As he set a few of the hooks when suddenly he fell and to his misfortune he discovered that he didn’t set anything up right.

“I guess he forgot he could fly.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Ah guess Ah should go git Applejack an’ Big Mac.” Apple Bloom said. Both fillies looked down at Ray who twitched a little bit.

“Yeah…at least I hope so. So hurry up.” Sweetie Belle said. Apple Bloom went to get both Applejack and Big Mac while Sweetie Belle stayed with Ray. “We’re trusting him to see where we went wrong?”

After a few moments Apple Bloom returned with her older siblings. Applejack walked over to Ray who was semi-conscious and looking right at her.

“Ya forgot y’all could fly.” Applejack said.

“I…have wings?” Ray asked.

“Ugh…I guess somepony has to carry you back to the farm. Big Mac, you know what to do.” Applejack said.

“Eeyup.” Big Mac said. Applejack helped Ray up onto Big Mac’s back then secured him with a rope.

“Now don’t go fallin’ off ya hear?” Applejack asked. Ray looked up at her then patted her on the head. “Let’s git him back to the farm.” As they started back to the farm Ray hugged Big Mac.

“Er...” Big Mac said.

“See now ya have a new friend Big Mac.” Applejack said. Apple Bloom caught up with her older siblings. “Now yer no longer allowed to use Ray here to help y’all with yer cutie mark search.”

“But Applejack.” Apple Bloom said.

“Apparently he’s a few apples short of a bushel so the answer remains.” Applejack said.

“Don’t worry…I’ll do that thing.” Ray said.

“What thing?” Applejack asked. Apple Bloom looked down at the ground.

“Jus’ somethin’ I asked him to help me with.” Apple Bloom answered.

“Which is?” Applejack asked.

“Somethin’ to do with mah cutie mark…sorry Ray.” Apple Bloom said.

“No problem.” Ray said. He grabbed Applejack’s Stetson and put it on his head. Big Mac rolled his eyes and walked a little bit slower. “Hey look…I’m pretty…”

“Gimme that.” Applejack demanded. A little annoyed she took her hat back and put it back on.

“Hey does this count as me riding Big Mac?” Ray said. Not knowing which way to take that statement the two older ones remained silent.

“Hopefully they find a way to git these guys back to their world.” Applejack said.

“Eeyup.” Big Mac agreed. They kept walking back to the farm and tried to ignore Ray. This is only going to be the beginning of the headaches.