How and Why?

by LazyPone

Chapter 3: Self discovery and Adventure

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After Moon was defeated and Luna had return, everything went back to normal. Except for the 'me not having a home' part, Twi insisted that I stay with her at least until I find a job and a home to live in. But reassured her that it wouldn't be necessary for long. For I had an awesome idea, remember when I said that I have the MC Inventory menu in creative on my left arm? Well, I put that to good use. What I mean is that I built an entire underground base. After clearing with the Mayor and finding out MC physics work here in Equestria. You know what else I found? There's another menu in my right arm that has buttons that are part of the Too Many Items mod. Meaning I can switch in between creative mode and survival, find anything I want (even items from Equestria!), and all around be a badass.

Back to the base, I built the base entrance as insignificant as possible. Meaning I made it look like a shitty little shack, I always like to surprise people, or ponies in this case. The inside... It can pass for a void, nothing inside except for a pressure plate in the middle. Said pressure plate was to teleport anyone to my base. Once inside, you'll find that it's just one massively long hallway. Six and a half feet tall by six feet wide. Why so big? Because i'm tall, six feet one inch tall to be exact. Oh, just remembered, when I asked the girls if they think of me as a friend among them. Twi was the first to say yes, followed by the rest, ending with Rainbow with a hesitant nod. Guess she still doesn't trust me, fuck her, literally and metaphorically. You know? I'm gonna call her Skittles, really original huh?

Anyway, when the girls answered in the affirmative, it might or might not of brought me to tears. Ok fine! I did cry, but they tears of joy, don't question my masculinity. Twi grew concerned why I was tearing up, I explained that i've been without friends for years, specifically my entire life, and that I was picked on and used as a punching bag. They were all like 'you're a friend to us, Streak.' And get this, remember that Skittles still didn't trust me? Well, when I gave the tale that is, or was, my life, she went like 'Wow, you've had it tough.' God damnit she's fucking slow. I hate slow people, that being said, i'm going to at least try to get along with Skittles, i'll probably challenge her to race or somethin'. Back to my base, if I remember correctly... There are about one hundred different rooms with twenty one by twenty one by six feet. What? I can be extremely organized when I want to be. You know something else I found out about my body? When in survival mode, I can still use items from my inventory, and I can store just about ANYTHING in there, even living beings. Don't ask how I found that out.

Back to my base, again. At one end of the long hall, there is a door, that leads to room, well more like a chamber with seven side rooms. Why? For sleepovers of course! What? I liked to have friends over my house when I was still on Earth. A habit that hasn’t died, yet. And I would like to host a party for once. Since i’m in a new world might as well try things i’ve wanted to do in my home world, right? Ah whatever, I was never really outgoing anyway, I was really more of an introvert, or a shutin, or both. Speaking of Earth though...I really have nothing to go back to if I manage to find a way back. I had a shitty job, was low on money, lived in a shitty apartment, and had shitty neighbors. Basically, I had a shitty life. And I was the only last of my family blood line. Meaning I had no living relatives. Enough depressing shit! lets move on!

I told my newly formed friends that i’m going to go build my house, like I expected they questioned how I was going to do that. I just said ‘you’ll see’ and flew off to another part of the town. I decided that the entrance would be behind Twi’s tree house/library. There really wasn’t any where else I could dig down without anypony getting angry about. I’m gonna leave out all the digging and placing of blocks because that’s boring to write about. If I had to guess, it took me about three hours to dig out and place everything that I wanted. I stayed in creative mode to save time, and I don’t think Equestria would have the resources I need. Anyway, all the furnishings were basic, I wasn’t much for interior design, but I could basic shit. I should probably get Rarity to help with at some point. After the three hours it took me to do all of… that. I went to Twi’s place. I land in front of the front and knock, this what follows.

You can hear small footsteps followed by the door violently swing open. Can you guess what happen next? Yep, got hit in the face with enough force to send a human flying. Luckily i’m not human anymore. For me, it was as if nothing happened, and it was funny to say the least. Spike at first realized what he did, his face filled with fear. I guess he saw what i’m capable of. But when the door rebounded of my face without me sent flying towards the ground. He breathed a sigh of relief.

“You really should stop doing that. Next time you won’t be so lucky if it’s somepony else. Have you seen Twilight?” He nodded and pointed upstairs.

“[color-green]She’s upstairs in her room.” His voice was a little shaky. Guess he’s scared of of me. Ehh, whatever, he eventually won’t be.

“Thanks Spike.” I toss him a few diamonds I had on me. Thought i’d be nice to him after unintentionally scaring him. He’s still a baby dragon after all. I walk up the stairs and head for Twi’s room. I knock on her door once I reach it.

“Come in!” I open and take a good look at the room. It’s just like in the cartoon. There’s a lower part where most of the bookshelves are engraved into the wall. A few tables with stacks of books are spread out. The set of stairs that lead up to Twi’s bed even bookshelves carved into them. I see Twi laying on bed with her legs curled up into her body, an open book in front of her held in her magic. The sight was adorable.

*Cute* “Hey Twi, you got a minute?”

“Sure, what do need?”

“Can you gather the girls and meet in the backyard?”

“Sure, but why?”

"It's a surprise." I leave before she can say anything else. *Hehehe... Time for some surprises.*

It only took ten minutes for them to show up.

"Oh my, is this what he wanted to show us? A ragged little shack?" I slowly open the door for dramatic effect, also to get Rarity to shut up. I have this thing with her that when I blankly stare at her when she has said anything remotely involving me, the stare will shut her up. The stare got a major upgrade with having two eyes, just no pupils. I don't know how it does, maybe because she desperately wants to get on my good side because i'm literally a walking/talking piece of white gold. Meh, i'm just fucking with her at this point. I think I can make amends with her if tell her I have an infinite supply of gems and gold. Nah, not yet, or ever.

"Looks can be deceiving, little ponies. Follow me." I walk back inside followed by the mane six. "Alright, just do exactly as I do." I step on the pressure plate and I teleport to my base. It took a couple of minutes before Twi is teleported to the same spot I was in. Before she opens her mouth. "Your way back to tell the others are a few feet to your left." I wonder if I should explain myself yet. I think they're getting suspicious of me knowing what to say at the exact right time or something else. I go off on tangents don't I? I need to at least try to stop that. Anyway! Slowly but surely everypony teleports into my, house, I guess i should call it my house since I live here. Now the only reason they aren't staring in awe at the ridiculously long hallway is because we're in one of the rooms of that hallway.

"Alright everypony, just follow me." They murmur to themselves but I can clearly hear what they are saying.

"I still don't trust 'im, I think he knows more that what he's making us believe." Skittles and her lack of proper grammar.

"I think we should ask him when he's done with the tour." Oh yeah! I am going to take 'em on a tour of my house. Even though there's nothing to show off yet. Maybe my weapons room? Nah, they would never some near me again if they saw that.

"Quite! He might hear you if you keep whispering that loud!"

"You know? It hurts me a lot to think that you still don't trust me." I turn around to see the looks on their faces. It would the funniest thing I have ever seen. Six techni colored faces that say 'How the fuck did he us?' "Y'know what? How about we ship the tour and get to who exactly I am?" They hesitantly nod. "Alright, now, follow me." I open the door that led to the hall, now is where the girls stare in awe at the hall. I made it long enough that if you stand at either end or the middle, you can't see the end. I like it like it like that.

"When you said it was a surprise, I wasn't expecting this."

"This is only the unfinished version of it. But this is not what I really wanted to show you. Come on." I lead them to the chamber that is the main room of the entire place. I really have nothing to show in the other rooms yet. But it's a work in progress, so i'll eventually get there. We enter the Main room, which is slightly bigger than the other rooms. There are few tables and chairs littered around the room. I use one of newly gained abilities to levitate the chairs to form a semi-circle in the middle of the room. I keep forgetting that I randomly discover new magical abilities. I wonder when i'll reach my limit of magical abilities? Anyway.

"So girls, what is it you want to know about me?" I take seat on the chair I put in front of the semicircle of ever so comfortable chairs. The gilrs take their respective seats and sit on their haunches. Twilight is the first to speak.

"How is it that you are able to hear us when we were whispering far behind you?"

I tap the side of my head. "Industrial grade audio receivers." That seemed to do it for her. Next was rainbow.

"How is it that you know so much about us!?" She finishes by flying right up in my face. It would be intimidating if she wasn't a techni colored pony. I didn't even flinch when she flew up to my face, I stare blankly at her face, looking directly into her eyes, and my eyes flash red. That got her to back off and sit back down.

"I assume you all are wondering about that?" A collective nod comes from all of them. "Ok then." A tell them of how they're all a cartoon on my world, and that there is a huge fandom of guys and girls who like the show and call themselves bronies and pegasisters, I also tell them that the body I currently reside in is not the original, also what a cartoon, T.V., computer, and the internet is, and what Minecraft is. Yeah, it sucked having to explained all of that. But there was one shining ray of golden light through the dark clouds, I discovered I can talk endlessly if I wanted too. Meaning I don't have to take a breath every few hundred words, I also found out that there are hologram displays in my eyes, that helped a lot when I was explaining Minecraft (When will this body stop being awesome!?). Anyway, as soon as I finished my story of life as I knew it, Pinkie was the first to talk.

"So, you're really an alien stuck inside a body made of gold?" At that, I nod.

"Yeah, basically, and it's white gold thank you very much." I say with a smirk. The room falls to silence with everypony looking at me with varying expressions I can't describe. It's creepy to say the least. After ten minutes of excruciating silence, Twilight speaks again.

"So, we're celebrities on your world and you know what's going to happen in the future?"

"Yeah, pretty much. Especially you Rainbow." At that last statement, she puffs out her chest.

"Well, what did you expect? I AM the fastest flyer in Equestria."

*Time for some real fun.* "Actually, i'd like to challenge you to a race, Rainbow." As soon as the word 'challenge' left my mouth, she went up to my face again.

"You think you're faster than ME!? The fastest flyer in all of Equestria!?"

"Yeah, pretty much, how does first one to make it to Canterlot and back sound?" I knew she turn down a good challenge, plus I wanted to see how fast I can go

“You are ON!” And with that, I lead the girls back outside and head to the edge of town facing Canterlot...

Here is some fitting music

Me and Skittles are lined up next to each other with Flutters holding a white rag in her mouth. She raises the rag, Rainbow flares her wings, smoke billows from my hands and feet. The rag falls, all that's left in me and Skittles spot are a rainbow and white streak.

*Seems I got the upperhand.* I thought as I was ahead of Skittles by a few feet. I took note of how my body was handling the speed. It felt as if i could go faster, even though me and Skittles are slicing through air like a heated knife though butter. I can see her catching up to me from the corner of my vision. I force more power into my thrusters, next thing I know I just fucking blaze ahead with a massive boost of speed, leaving Skittles in my smoke/light trail. I assume we're only half way towards Canterlot. And there seems to be a cone forming around me. *Ooooooh, this oughta be fun!* I put I tiny bit of power to my thrusters and like that, I broke the sound barrier. I look behind me to see a beautiful ring of blinding white mixed with streaks of gold. *Even I lack purity, even though i'm confused of what seems to white gold mixed with gold, does that make me a double standard? Nah, it's probably just mixed gold types, yah, that sounds more like it. Oh, right.* I was just about to hit Canterlot castle, I immediately bank left to slow down and descend towards the entrance. Followed by Skittles landing next to me after a couple of minutes.

"Took you long enough." I say with a smirk. Skittles looks at me in awe.

"You just did a sonic boom! Without even trying! How did you that!?"

I hold up my hand, which still has smoke billowing out of it "Industrial grade thrusters, I had to guess, that fastest I can go would be about, maybe... three, four times the speed of sound." I really didn't know what my speed is, i'll have to find that out sooner or later.

"What... how... I don't..." I rendered her speechless? Huh, shouldn't be hard to do that to her, a lot. She's a few tools short of a shed, bluntly she's fucking dumb. I bet you she doesn't know what seven times thirteen is.

"Come on, how we head back to the others, i'll go easy so your pride isn't ruined." I didn't want her to hate forever for boasting about how I beat her in race. Plus I don't like attention that much. She nods and we head back to Ponyville, I lag behind her to make seem like she beat me. "Hey girls! we're back!" I say when we land.

"Hah! Told you wouldn't beat me!"

"You gotta admit though, we were really close, by a nose if I were to guess, if I had a nose."


Author's Note

Just barely over my goal of 3k words per chapter! I hope you enjoyed it!

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