Questions
by Kryptonian
Monday
Oh, how bliss effects the ponies of Ponyville. Not a care in the world, except maybe if somepony forgets to bring in their products to the market. Because of the go- lucky attitude of just about every single pony in this town, it would be the perfect opportunity to hide. I will, however, have to deal with all of these emotions and constant bombardment of questions that I will receive once I take my first step into the town (my friend nearly drove himself mad with the never ceasing questions. He was able to get out of here though, thank god), but, it will have to be a necessary loss to my mental psych, as long as no one is in danger of a constant threat at their necks, and I am grateful for this town because of that.
*******
"C'mon Fluttershy!" the speeding, blue mare said, as she pulled the yellow pony up from the ground, and into flight.
"Oh! Ra...Rainbow Dash, what are you doing? Where are we going?" stammered the startled pony, now flapping
her wings to catch up to the blur of rainbow in front of her.
"What do you mean, where are we going? Don't you remember? Pinkie Pie met a brand new pony in town! She's throwin' him a party, just like the one we threw for Twilight a long time ago." Rainbow Dash glanced behind her, and saw the slowly decreasing pace of Fluttershy, as she began to slowly fall behind. She sighed and grabbed her hoof. They both sped straight to Sugarcube Corner, where they smelled of freshly baked cupcakes, saw faint flashes of multicolored lights, and heard small whispers of what sounded like music emanating from the oddly shaped building.
The two mares burst through the doors (or at least one of them did). When they entered, their suspicion of the cupcakes, lights and music were correct. The aroma coming from the cupcakes that were laid out onto trays that scattered random tables in the main room made both Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy's mouth water. The strobe lights pulsating from bulbs on the ceiling grew annoying, but both of them managed to not suffer any injuries caused by them. And the music, it seemed almost eardrum rupturing (I am just going to state, that all dialogue using the word said, should probably be changed to the word screamed). Yet, with extreme tolerance, the two mares were able to resist the urge to gallop out of the building trying to clamp their ears together to not risk any further damage to their ears. They both could tell from the joyful, yet pained looks on all the other ponies face, that they were not the only ponies who felt the same. They ran up to a group of ponies that seemed to be encircling somepony. Both the mares scooted through the crowd towards the front, and burst out in the center of the group. Rainbow Dash swaggered out, and stood next to her friends, who were standing next to the new colt. But Fluttershy fell through the crowd, and landed right on top of the new pony. As she slowly stood up from the mess, she said shyly, "Oh, oh I'm so so so sorry, are you alright?" The colt allowed her to stand up, and he then got up himself.
"Oh, it's alright," he replied, "It's not the worst way to meet somepony new, trust me." She looked up at him, and smiled meekly. The colt, on the other hand grew a large grin. The colt had grey hair. He also had a black mane, as well as a blckk tail tail. The only difference between them, was that his mane has a green stripe through it. "So," he said, "What's your name?"
"M...my name is Fluttershy." said Fluttershy, as she shyly looked towards the ground.
"Hello, Fluttershy," he said, and he held out a hoof. It remained still in the air, for about thirty-seconds, until the colt realized he was not going to receive a civil greeting. "Oh... okay, that's alright." he said, slightly confused, he turned from her and resumed talking to the group of ponies behind him.
Fluttershy stood puzzled, What? she thought, Aren't both parties supposed to introduce themselves? She trotted up next to him, and slightly tapped his should, while she whispered faintly, "Uh...um, excuse me?"
No response.
"Ex..excuse me?"
Still no response.
"Pardon me."
Again.
Is he TRYING to ignore me?
Before she could raise her voice further, the group he was having a conversation with moved on to another section of the room. He left with them. When they passed, behind them stood her friends.
"Oh there you are Fluttershy!" said Applejack, waving, "We've been lookin' all over the place tryin' to find you."
Fluttershy walked up to her friends, who noticed she seemed flustered.
"Are you alright, darling?" asked Rarity.
"No, that colt never told me his name."
The other ponies snickered.
"Don't worry Fluttershy," said Pinkie Pie, "I don't think any of us here now his name."
This was the second time of the night, in which Fluttershy had a puzzled look on her face. Strange.
"But Pinkie," she said, "I thought that you were the one who made this party for him, if anypony knew his name, wouldn't it be you?"
"Well, I can see how you can think that," replied Twilight, stepping into Fluttershy's sight, "However, Pinkie told us.." Pinkie Pie jumped in front of Twilight before she could finish her sentence.
"I told them that he said he didn't want to have a party when I asked him his name for the, 'Welcome to Ponyville' banners. So, Aunt Pinkie made a compromise, if he didn't tell his name to anypony, then I could throw a party for him!"
"Anyway, what's it to you? You don't normally want to interact with other ponies." said Rainbow Dash.
Fluttershy blankly store forward, wondering, She's right, why do I care so much about this? A thought slipped her mind, and that gave her a slight smirk, but then she regained full awareness. "I don't know," she replied, still with a blank stare into nothingness. She shook her head, and looked right at Rainbow Dash, "I guess, I just find it rude not to tell one's name when meeting somepony else."
"Pinkie," asked Twilight, looking slightly light-headed, "Why do you have the lights so bright, and the music so loud?"
"Well..." Pinkie stammered (for once), "The new pony said he wanted the lights on high, and the music at its loudest, its a little weird I know, I even told him that. But you know, it's his party, and he should be allowed to do what he wants."
All the ponies looked at each other oddly. A pony, let alone a living thing, actually WANTING conditions like these seemed strange.
All of them then looked down at Spike, whom seemed to be enjoying himself. They chuckled at him trying to dance.
"Spike," Twilight asked, still giggling, "How can you stand this?"
Spike looked up, and saw all of the mares laughing at him, he blushed. He remembered what he was asked, "Oh, Twilight, I don't know why. What? Do you not enjoy this? I think it is really fun!"
"Well, did you at least find out where this new colt is from?" asked Twilight.
"No, Twilight. I guess he just, showed up out of no where."
"I don't know about y'all, but I don't wanna let a random stranger muck up our town, I think we should find out where this new colt is from. I mean, remember when Twilight showed up? We knew at an immediately she was from Canterlot, and she wouldn't be causin' any trouble, but this new colt, well, I don't know."
They all shrugged. All of them walked over to the DJ, who seemed to enjoy the loud noises as much as Spike. The DJ also enjoyed talking to ponies, so she must have SOME knowledge where the colt is from.
"Hey, Vinyl!" Pinkie called.
"Oh hey Pinkie!" Vinyl called back, taking her head phones off and putting them on the mixing board.
"Are y'all sure you should be leavin' like that?" asked AJ.
"Oh, its alright," Vinyl said, "I set it to a loop, now what did you want to ask me Pinkie?
"Do you know where this new colt came from?
"I don't friggin' know, he kinda showed up out of nowhere. I think I heard some ponies recognize him from Mainehattan, others say Fillydelphia, its weird, it seems like everypony has seen him somewhere. Even I have traveled all across Equestria for these DJ gigs, and I have seen him a couple times in different towns. But then again, it could always be a different pony. And..." Vinyl looked behind Pinkie for a second, "Aw crap, I think Berry Punch is drunk again, just wait here, I think I can take her home." Vinyl walked out of the group while carrying Berry out of the building. "Anyways," she called from over her shoulder, "Why does it matter? He's a nice enough pony."
Everypony looked at Pinkie, who smiled, embarassed.
"C'mon, Pinkie, you can't invite EVERYONE in Ponyville to the party, I mean, Vinyl always has to take Berry home." said Rainbow Dash, annoyed.
"Heh, sorry." replied Pinkie.
They walked all around the room, asking ponies if, or where they have seen the new colt. And it seems as if every single pony has seen this colt before, in all different places.
All of the ponies glance over at the colt, who is in a conversation with a new group. They all had a worried expression on their faces. Twilight took a deep breath, and admitted she had suspicious feelings towards the colt. The look on everypony's expression told they all agreed with Twilight. "I think it's best if we stay clear of him."
Tuesday
How strange these ponies are. I was correct that I would receive many questions upon my arrival, and I did my best to conceal all the answers. Yet, the initial reaction towards my coming to Ponyville, for one pony at least, wasn't one of curiosity, it was one of excitement. A young mare, with pink hare, and a pink tail and mane came to tell me she was willing to throw a party for me. Now instead of the townsfolk have confused expressions, I gained one. I would have accepted, but she asked for my name. Oh, god, why do they have to ask for my name? Why not "Where are you from?" or "What is your job?" or any other question? I try to conceal my name, because knowing somepony's name leads to a connection, which sparks into a friendship, which would lead to them getting hurt. And after my last town I hid in, I can't risk any further problems. Anyway, back to my recollection, the pony asked for my name. I asked why, and I mistakenly asked the question in a rushed voice, which I can see brought hesitation into the mare's eyes. She told me it wasn't a scam or anything, she just wanted to hang up some banners. I would rather not have everypony in town knowing who I am. I told her I would not take her offer, and I sauntered off. Which was a mistake. She began to follow me repeating the words, "Please, please, pretty please?" While that chorus blared the rhythm of the "pleases" behind me, I also began to find myself saying the words, "No, no, no, no." This went on for a shameful 5 minutes, in which I was panting heavily, I must have began running. Yet the other pony somehow still repeated her lines. I stopped talking, and sat down. "How is it possible you can do that?" She stopped as well.
"I don't know, I just can." she said, and she smiled warmly at me.
"What was you're name again?" I asked, regaining my breath.
"Oh, my name's Pinkie Pie."
"Well, Pinkie Pie, you sure do love to talk." I stopped speaking what I was thinking, and realized I just made a terrible first impression. I noticed Pinkie saw I felt guilty for saying that, and she reassured me.
"Aw, it's alright, you sure love to walk."
I looked back, and noticed I couldn't see where I was originally standing. "Where are we?"
"I don't know, but judging by the library right next to us, I'm going to guess that you walk really fast."
I looked where she was pointing, but I saw no library, only a tree. I stood straight up, and thanked her for the vigorous conversation.
"Bu...but, what about the party?" she said.
"I already said I didn't want one." I replied.
She stood there, perplexed, and then began to think. I stood there, perplexed, and began to think of what she was thinking. Eventually, she said, if she didn't make any of the banners, could she make a party for me. Again, I was going to decline, but sighed, and realized any more attempt at not interacting with Pinkie, would be a futile attempt. I reluctantly agreed. When she skipped off to prepare my party, I walked to where my newly built home was supposed to be placed, and I saw that it was finally built. As I walked through the door, I thought, maybe, maybe this town will be different, maybe it won't be like the last one. Maybe... maybe I can forget about... maybe. Yet, I felt distrust in some of the ponies at the party, which could be worry-some.
*******
The new colt often wandered around town, having conversations with many of the ponies. None of those he talked to seemed suspicious about him. He had a charming charisma, in which anypony could enjoy having company with. Even when Twilight tried to have a conversation with him, she forgot all the suspicion that she had towards him. And when he trotted off, she suddenly remembered why she wanted to have a conversation in the first place, and she stamped her hoof in anger. The colt got a job as an assistant to the mayor, who seemed quite charmed by his personality. He awkwardly chuckled whenever she had a "talk" with him. The mayor put the colt working as an assistant to all the ponies in Ponyville. He would often visit the school to help Cheerilee with the students.
"Well my little ponies, our guest today will be one of the new mayor aids, uh.... what was you're name again?" Cheerilee announced, when it was his first day coming into the school.
He quickly shot a glance at Cheerilee, and said, "Oh it's not very important, what is important is math! Did you know kids, that there are patterns in nature, that can be related to mathematical equations?"
The students sat up from their seats and looked very confused. Cheerilee walked up to the colt and whispered, "We are learning about Abraham Lincolt and how he freed the dragons."
"Heh heh, right," he stammered, while the children giggled. For the rest of the school day, the children giggled and laughed at the pony in the front doing comical gestures and voices as he lectured the students about history. When the school day ended, he stood at the door high-hoofing all of the giddy students with wide smiles on their faces. Cheerilee walked over to the pony and thanked him for his work. She mentioned any time he would like to help out at the school again he was allowed to.
"By the way," she said, as he was walking off, "You never told me what your name was."
The colt turned around and smiled, "It's not important," and he walked off. His next destination would be Sweet Apple Acres, where the mayor asked if he could help with the apple harvest. He agreed, and trotted off to meet Big Mac at the front gate. "So," he said, while he stood in front of a large tree, "All we have to do is pick the apples, huh?"
"Eeyup," replied Big Mac.
"Shouldn't be too hard." he sighed. It wasn't easy. Being a pegasus, his legs were not as strong as the Earth ponies, so he had to fly into the trees, and shake the branches. His body kept getting stabbed and cut by the smaller branches as he shook the apples to the ground. When the apples landed on the ground, he flew down and noticed they weren't there anymore. He shrugged it off and resumed work. As he shook the apples off, he began to notice some trees already had their apple's picked, and he, nor Big Mac had gone to that section of the orchard. Yet, again he resumed worked. The colt worked for an hour or two when he finally realized what was picking up the apples from the ground. As soon as an apple fell, he leapt down, and met the apple thief head on. He grabbed her on her arm, and declared, "Aha! I've finally got you you thief!"
"Hey, lemme go!" the yellow filly said, as she struggled to break free from his hold. The filly finally looked up, and grew a large grin. "Oh, hey, it's you! Don't you remember me? I was one of the fillies in Miss Cheerilee's class."
The colt realized it was true, "Then why are you stealing apples?" he asked.
"What are ya talkin' bout? I'm Big Mac's sister, Applebloom." the filly said, chuckling. "Why in tarnation did you think I was stealin' these apples?"
The colt smiled, embarassed that he misjudged the yellow filly. "Sorry about that." he replied, letting her go.
"No problem, I wouldn't want anypony stealin' any of my friends' apples neither!"
The colt's eyes grew wide. Friends? No, no, no, no, not again.
"Are you alright?" Applebloom asked, waving her hoof in front of him.
He shook his head, "Yeah, I'm fine, its just... nevermind," he said, and he glanced up at the tree next to him. "Well, better get back to work." And with that he shot up back into the tree. He picked about a dozen trees afterward until he rested on the branch of an unpicked tree. He wondered if Big Mac might come and kick him down, but he remembered he went in a completely different direction. He groaned and rubbed all of his cuts and bruises strewn across his body. He rested his eyes and laid back on the trunk of the tree. Until he heard some hoofsteps. He slowly opened his eyes, but remembered Applebloom was still picking up the apples that he had already knocked down. But, the steps were slow, and moving towards the tree. Until it stopped right below it. He began to wonder if it was Applebloom, and he looked down. Instead of seeing a small, yellow filly, he saw a strong, orange mare. Oops. The mare stood back, and kicked the trunk of the tree hard. All of the apples, as well as other things, fell to the ground. When the colt opened his eyes, he noticed Applejack leaning over him asking if he was okay. His head was ringing from resting it on the trunk, so it took a while for his hearing to regain full strength. His vision, however, kept fluctuating from 20/20 to blurred sight. "Wha..whats happening?"
Applejack sighed in relief, "Thank goodness you're alright," she said, gladly, "I was worried that knock on your head may have done you in."
The colt laughed, "It won't be that easy to strike me out," he said, as he tried to get up.
Fluttershy, who was right next Applejack placed her hoof on his chest, "I... I wouldn't try to get up." she said shyly.
He looked confused. Yet, upon further looking he saw that his right arm was, bent the wrong direction, "Oh god," he shouted, surprised, "What happened?"
"Well," Applejack started, "You were sleepin' on the job, very irresponsible. And you were in my path of buckin'. I hit the tree y'all were restin' on, and you fell off, hit your arm during the fall pretty badly.
The colt looked around, and he saw that he wasn't laying on the ground, he was being carried. He also noticed that all the other ponies were all around him.
Twilight, who was standing behind him, reading a book, spun quickly towards the the ponies carrying the injured colt. She told them to stop, and she leaned over him. "I am very sorry," she said, with a hoarse tone, "But you're running out of time."
"But," the colt stammered, "I thought you said I wasn't going to die."
"You aren't," said Twilight, "But the levels of adrenaline in your body is slowly decreasing. It means.."
His eyes widened, "I know what it means, it means that I'm not feeling pain from my dislocated shoulder now, but I will soon." He sighed, "Where are we going?" He looked up and saw they were in a field next to a stream, they seemed to be following the stream. "This isn't going towards town. Isn't the hospital in town?" he asked frantically.
"Yes, but that is too far away, and do you really want to be screaming down the streets of Ponyville from pain?" asked Rarity, who was catching up to the group.
He chuckled, "I guess not." At that point they were crossing a bridge over the stream, which seemed to lead to a cottage. "If we aren't going to the hospital," he questioned, "Then where are we going?"
Fluttershy smiled meekly, "We are going to my cottage. You see, I take care of sick animals, and I'm sure that I can find something that can numb down your pain until the hospital ponies arrive."
The colt smiled at her, "Thank you." When they arrived, they burst through the door, and the pain had started to increase. The instructions which Fluttershy shouted to the other ponies to make the pain medicine, was almost overpowered by the sound of the colt grinding his teeth together. The pain felt like a thousand tiny needles stabbing his arm violently, and as time passed, more and more needles came to enjoy the maiming of the colt's arm. After ten minutes of resisting the urge to scream and cry and run around like a madman trying to find treatment for the pain, the medicine was finished. Fluttershy slowly lowered the brew down to the colt's parched lips, and tipped the bowl for him to drink it. As soon as the first dropped entered his stomach, the pain in his arm subsided, as if someone stopped the needles from puncturing his arm any longer. The pain made his head feel slightly woozy, and he began to lose mental ability. His eyes began to shut, and before he fell asleep, he uttered out the words, "Thank you."
When the colt awoke, he felt as if all of what happened was just a dream, a memory. But, he looked around to see he was in the sterile environment of a hospital wing. He glanced at what used to be his mangled arm, and noticed it was back to its previous position, fastened by a brace which held it up. Also, his arm was covered in some kind of fabric. It looked quite strange. It had the look of some kind of fabric, yet, it was hard as rock. The colt also noticed he was dressed in a hospital gown. There was a bedside cabinet, on which were a vase full of flowers. The vase had a card standing next to it. It read, "I sure do feel terrible for breaking your arm, and I hope you get the best recovery possible. Signed: Applejack" The colt chuckled, for he felt bad he brought so much guilt to Applejack. Next to the cabinet was a pole holding up a bag of liquid, he didn't quite understand what that was for, but it didn't bother him. Then, he noticed the mare sitting in the chair, overlooking his bed. He smiled, and grunted and coughed to try to awaken the haunched over pony.
She awoke, and found that the colt was sitting up with a grin on his face. "Oh.... um, I meant to stay awake, and, um."
The colt sat there laughing, "It's alright," he finally said.
Fluttershy trotted over to the side of his bed. "Um, the doctor told me the medicine we gave you could have been dangerous to the medicine they had to give you for your arm, so I sat here to make sure you weren't poisoned because of me. How.... how are you feeling?"
The colt stopped laughing, and looked at his suspended arm, "Not bad," he replied, "I've felt better." They both started to laugh.
There was a small tapping noise, and Fluttershy looked down and saw Angel with an angry face. "Oh, oh my, I've forgotten about the parade. Oh, um, you.. uh, wouldn't mind if I..."
The colt looked at Fluttershy. "I've been enjoying our newly started conversation," he said, while using a fake sad voice, combined with Puppy Eyes, how evil, "But if you want to go, I have no problems with it."
She smiled warmly, and followed Angel out of the doorway.
"Wait!" the colt called out. Fluttershy stood in the middle of the doorway with Angel tugging at her mane, "My name," he said, "You asked for it at the party yesterday, it's Krypton. My name is Krypton." said the no longer nameless colt.
Fluttershy smiled as she left, "I hope to see you soon, Krypton.
Wednesday
My first mistake. I've made my first mistake in Ponyville. Yes, even though I broke my arm from working on the orchards, that is not my mistake. Why.... why, god, did I drag her into this? The mind is a very disturbing place, I know, and it sometimes pulls cruel pranks on me, or others. My name, why did I tell her my name? If one pony knows, then that means that everypony will know. And yet, at the time, I felt to regrets for my decision, why? Perhaps Fluttershy, the mare whom I told my name, will keep it a secret from her friends. I only have hopes that this will happen. There was a parade outside of the hospital, which seemed a terrible place for resting patients. I asked if I could join the other participants in watching it, even though I had no desire to watch it myself. The doctors allowed me, and they fastened a splint to my arm. They even say, that I may be allowed to leave the hospital and return to regular life (disregarding the splint) soon. I told the doctor, I felt as if getting out of bed would help my recovery, but for some reason, I kept drawing myself nearer and nearer to Fluttershy, it is very, strange... I keep telling myself, this town will be different, it will not turn out like the last, please don't let it turn out like the last, yet that gives me only short term boost of hope, because, I remember I said that, the last town, and the town before, and before, it's just a never ending battle, that I might never win.
*******
Thursday
It has been at least two weeks since I first arrived at Ponyville. I still have a broken leg however. I have gained a much more upbeat attitude than when I first arrived. This place, these ponies, they all have an attribute that shines on me. I think that this will be my final hiding spot. No more running. No one can find me here. Sure every now and then, a pony looks at me strange, but it does not waver my confidence. My friendship has extended throughout the town as well. I now have healthy relationships with most of the Ponyvillians. I often go to market to recover food, and they will always know exactly what I want when I reach their stand. This place, I love it. It adapted so much to me. That's why I think it is different than the other towns. Recently, I have been enjoying my daily walks around town with Fluttershy. It sounds sappy, but I really enjoy her company. I often visit her cottage, and assist her with taking care of the creatures. However, there is one pony in town, whom I can remember from a long time ago in Mainehattan. I don't think he remembers me, but... please, don't let him ruin my life here. This new home, it's perfect.
"I think it is quite strange," Rarity said, while the group were talking at Carousel Boutique. "She just met him, and now she won't even pay attention to us?"
"Calm down, Rarity," Twilight replied, "It's fine if she spends time with another pony." The ponies were helping Rarity make a new fashion line by giving her ideas.
"Applejack," Rarity whined, "Tell her we need to get Fluttershy back."
Applejack still felt guilty about what happened to Krypton. "Aw, sugarcube, I didn't take you for the jealous type."
All the ponies started to laugh, while Rarity's face grew red with embarassment. "I am NOT jealous," she shot back, "I just... don't want to see my friend falling for a stranger!"
"He seemed nice enough," said Rainbow Dash, leaning on the wall, "Why do you think otherwise?"
"Remember what Vinyl said? He's been everywhere around Equestria!" Rarity remarked. While the other ponies listened, with wide eyes. "You... you never know! He could be a concolt, or a criminal, or... or, standing right behind me." They all nodded. Rarity turned around and saw Fluttershy and Krypton standing next to each other, with big grins on their faces. "Heh, heh, sorry."
"Oh, it's alright, I would feel the same if it was my friend." replied Krypton.
"So, how are you settlin'?" asked Applejack, a little shyly, because she still felt slightly responsible for his injury.
" I am settling smoothly," he replied, "Although the mayor told me she didn't want me to do so much hard work with my splint on, she said I couldn't help with the apple harvest any more."
"A dern shame. We sure got a lot progress through the harvest with you helpin' out." Applejack glumly said.
"Yes, well, Applebloom feels the same way when I came back to help Cheerilee at the school."
Suddenly, a pony with grey hair and yellow mane burst through the door. She had a small bag around her neck. "The mayor would like to give you a job now." the pony said, handing the letter to Fluttershy. Fluttershy took the letter, and wondered why the pegasus gave it to her. The mail pony left, and the Fluttershy noticed it was meant for Krypton.
"I think it's for you, maybe that pony had trouble seeing who was who, it looked like she had bad vision."
Krypton took the envelope and opened it. Inside was a letter signed by the mayor. He read through it, and apologized, because he had to leave, "The mayor asked me to help Vinyl Scratch pack up her equipment, I'll be back soon." He waved to the other ponies, then walked up to Fluttershy, "Bye." She returned the favor and said her good-byes too. She waved him off while he walked through the doors of the boutique.
Everypony looked at Fluttershy oddly. Rainbow Dash at last said what they were all thinking, "Looks like Fluttershy got herself a little coltfriend." They all laughed, except for Rarity and Fluttershy. Fluttershy was still in a lovestruck state, and Rarity didn't like that her friend was taken away from her.
"I still don't like him," Rarity remarked, while she pouted.
"You know, he could of course just be a tourist, trying to find all the hotspots of Equestria." Pinkie said.
Rarity turned around, "Fluttershy, what do you think? Fluttershy?" No response was made, Fluttershy was still staring at the door in which Krypton left. "Fluttershy!" Rarity shouted next to Fluttershy. Fluttershy finally emerged from her daze, and responded with a small squeal.
"What are you talking about Rarity?" Fluttershy frantically said. "There is nothing wrong with him. He's nice, he's smart, he's funny, he's strong, he's handsome, he's.... dreamy."
"Wha... what?" cried Rarity, while the other ponies looked at Fluttershy even more oddly.
"Oh... uh, did I say that out loud?" she blushed.
Meanwhile, Krypton was helping Vinyl pack up her DJ equipment. Throughout all the packing, Vinyl was looking at Krypton strangely.
"Who are you..." she finally said, breaking the ice.
"Didn't Fluttershy tell you? I'm Krypton." Krypton replied, jokingly.
"Who REALLY are you, it seems like everypony in town has seen you before, not here in Ponyville, but everywhere in Equestria. It seems as though you are everywhere." Vinyl said, slightly angered.
Krypton looked at Vinyl in disbelief. He trotted over to her, "Why don't you trust me?" he asked. "Why can't you not ask me questions? Can't you just deal with me being here?"
"Not if it means my town and friends are in danger." she said.
"I don't think that I trust you to keep my secret," he said, chuckling. He noticed that her expression wasn't changing, "But I can assure you that I am not a danger to this town and its people." His face turned from one of innocence and playfulness to a stern look. There was a stare down, and eventually Krypton got back to packing the various wires, keyboards, mixing stations, and speakers. Neither of them talked for the rest of the packing.
When they finished, Krypton walked through the town, to get back to the boutique, where he expected Fluttershy and her friends to be. All of the ponies gave him a funny look as he walked through the town. When he walked through a crowd, the crowd would separate, and split apart allowing him to pass through a path. When he went to the market, the vendors kept a close eye on him, as he ordered his foods. He slowly neared the boutique, when he heard Fluttershy crying. Despite the sheer pain of his legs, he ran towards the store. He burst through the doors to see Fluttershy on the ground crying at Rarity's hooves.
"What happened?" he asked, as he bent down to put a hoof on Fluttershy. Quickly, Rarity pulled her back. "What are you doing?" Krypton asked as he pulled back from trying to calm Fluttershy.
"We know about you!" Rainbow Dash shouted, as she flew in front of Rarity and Fluttershy, as if she was guarding them. Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Twilight did the same. Krypton backed away slowly, fearing any more injury.
"Well, now, now I don't mind that I broke yer leg there." Applejack spat at Krypton. "Now you just stay away from her."
Krypton looked back and saw a crowd growing in the doorwaymbecause of the shouting. They all looked as angry as the ponies guarding Fluttershy. "Just let me through!" he demanded, "I want to talk to Fluttershy."
"You shall do no such thing," called Rarity, behind the ponies, still holding Fluttershy.
"Please," he begged, "Just let me speak to her. Something hard struck Krypton on the back of his head, and he fell down, knocked out cold. When he awoke, he found himself in his own home, except it was ransacked and tattered. A mysterious pony emerged from the darkness. He (or she) was wearing a black mask. The rest, Krypton couldn't see. The pony walked up to him. Krypton tried to move, but he noticed he was strapped down. The pony looked at Krypton, almost studying him.
"Who are you." the mysterious pony said. The masked muffled their voice, so Krypton couldn't make out who in Ponyville it was.
"Who are you." the pony repeated itself.
"It seems like you already have your answer." Krypton replied.
"Who are you." the masked pony said, more sternly.
"I don't know, who are you?" Krypton retorted.
The pony walked more closely and put a hoof on Krypton's chest. "Who are you?"
Krypton couldn't make out exactly the color of the hoof, but he noticed it was a light color.... No.
"Who are you?" the voice said again, in a raspier tone.
"No, no, no, no, why you?" Krypton said in disbelief. "Anyone, anyone else could interrogate me, and those bastards picked you?"
The pony began to tremble, "Who... who ar... are you?"
Krypton noticed the voice was getting more and more hoarse, as if the pony was going to cry.
He looked and saw small tear stains forming where the bottom of the eye was. "Please, don't do this. They may have told you this will make me talk, but it won't." His sad expression faded, and what was left was a neutral face, without care, without emotions. His happiness, sadness, and anger all drained from his mind. He knew his life here, was finished.
"W...wh.. who..a..are y.. you?" the masked pony was on the verge of bursting into tears.
"You know who I am, Fluttershy," Krypton said, maintaining his blank expression, "My name, is Krypton."
She threw the mask off and ran at Krypton, tears flowing down her face, she pounded on his chest, repeating the words: "WHO ARE YOU" over and over again. She finished her initial meltdown, and stood there, sobbing softly, clinging onto Krypton soulless shell.
"I don't know who I am." Krypton finally said.
Two ponies, one obviously Big Mac, the other Applejack tore Fluttershy from the grip on Krypton's body. She was sobbing, but not as much. They carried her away, while Fluttershy called back to Krypton. Krypton eyes began to water, and a single tear drop fell onto his cheek. Five hours later, Krypton was awoken by Twilight, who had a stern look on her face. She was not about to have another conversation with the new charismatic pony, Krypton. She brought in a tray, which held up a plate of hay, and a cup of water.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Krypton, who had to eat and drink only when Twilight held the food up to him.
"Because you're dangerous." she replied, "We don't want anyone to get hurt."
"But all of this? Locking me up in my own home? Sending Fluttershy in to have me play the guilt game? Isn't this unethical? Twilight, since I've lived here, I always knew that you had a set of morals that you wouldn't break for your life. You said yourself, no pony should should be allowed to suffer maltreatment."
Twilight turned and looked at Krypton. "I stand corrected," Krypton's mood lightened up, "ONE pony should be allowed to suffer maltreatment." she turned back, carrying the tray, and walked out.
Krypton hung there, motionless. His head drooping, as time after time ponies came in to feed him. Eventually, his captures allowed him to speak to Fluttershy. "Fluttershy?" Krypton stammered, as she trotted into the room. She stood there, motionless, and the both exchanged stares.
"The Canterlot Guard is coming," she said, at last. "That night, at the party, we talked to Vinyl, she said, that you have been seen everywhere around Equestria, except," she took a breath, "Canterlot. She found out, why you didn't go back to Canterlot, from that one pony you said you knew, and everyone found out." She took another breath, but it sounded as if she was on the verge of tears. "You may think I hate you for it, but I secretly can't stand to see you like this. Neither can any of the other ponies. It was a unanimous decision made by the Ponyvillians. We all begged for it not to happen, but it sure enough happened." she laughed a bit, and Krypton could tell she was crying. "There is nothing you can do," she said, Krypton hung his head low, "But there is something I can do." she said. Krypton raised his head higher.
"What are you talking about?" Krypton asked, confused.
"Apparently, the ones who are supposed to guard this building, felt that I wouldn't try to set you free. I overheard them, 'too meak' they said, 'can't even talk regularly, and they expect her to set a prisoner free?'" She walked over to Krypton's bindings, and undid them. He fell to the ground, not having stood up in a day. "Just promise one thing," Fluttershy said to Krypton, "Please, don't come back here, to Ponyville." This one sentence made Fluttershy burst into tears.
Krypton hugged her and cradled her, "Alright, I promise."
"Now leave!" Fluttershy demanded. "Please..."
Krypton stepped back, he looked at Fluttershy. He nodded, and walked out the door. Outside, it seemed like a normal day in Ponyville. All the little fillies walking with their mothers or fathers, or sisters or brothers. All of them without any care. He saw Twilight on the other side of the street. A strange rush shot through his body, No, he thought Fluttershy... she must of known Fluttershy would try this. But instead of sprint to the nearest authority, Twilight looked at Krypton, and nodded. Krypton looked surprised, but regained focus and nodded back. He turned around, and leapt into the air. Propelling himself higher, and higher into the skies. He flew off in the distance. He kept flying, and flying, repeating Fluttershy's last message in his head, "Don't come back, don't come back." Tears were flowing down his face as he sped, faster and faster into the distance. While he flew forward, another message was blaring in his mind. The question he was always asked, the question he always asked, "Who am I?"
