Chapters [Author’s note: This is my first ever, it’s a self insert, after seeing so many, I couldn’t resist, please give me good feedback, or any feedback at that, and enjoy. One more thing, in the story, all of the ponies are people, but the pegasi have wings, unicorns have horns, they’ve just been humanized.] *A cruiser is a shortened longboard, usually a little over 2’ long.
My name is Allen, I’m 6’2”, brown eyes, long straight brown hair down to my nose, but swept to the side, Caucasian but with a modest tan. I’m slim, a runners body if you will, a small 6-pack graces my abdominals.
On a beautiful Saturday morning in April, while we are vacationing in Colorado my brother, (who I just call Cj) walked up to me while I was watching tv,
“Dude, I found a sick bike trail when I was running yesterday, you wanna check it out?” he asked.
“I’m game”
“Glad to see that you got your shit together for once” I smirked as I threw my bag into the back seat of the convertible.
“What is that, the 10th time you’ve said that?” he said with a slightly dirty look.
“Yea, yea, I know, do you have my hoodie?”
“Its in the trunk, why do you wanna bring it?”
“I’ve got plans for afterwards, and its gonna be cold tonight”
“Shit, I forgot, let me get mine”
“Alright, just hurry up” I told him, which ended to conversation, as he ran back into the house while I settled into the car. After waiting a few minutes, he jumped in, and we were off.
“Wake me up when we get there” I said as we turned onto the highway.
“Gotcha” He retorted.
I faded out as Highway to Hell began to play through the speakers.
30 minutes later, I was woken up abruptly and I instinctively looked around. We were in the middle of a dirt opening of a clearing in a lush wooded area, brimming with wildlife and plant life, with only a one-way entrance/exit.
“Where did you find this place again?” I questioned my brother.
“When I went running, why?” He gave me a funny look.
“Dude, you run in the weirdest places” I laughed at him.
“Probably, this place looks long empty, shall we begin?”
“After you my liege” I joked.
After we strapped on the extra gear onto the bikes and double-checked everything, we headed out onto the one path that was available.
Flat area, high gear; hills, low gear, brace foot to ground on sharp turns. This trail isn’t so bad I thought to myself, but soon we reached a fork in the path.
“Which way?” Cj asked.
“Ill flip a coin” I told him. I pulled out my dollar coin and tossed it into the air.
“Heads right, tails, left” I decided whilst the coin was in midair. I caught it and swung it onto the back of my right hand and looked to see the result.
“Right it is.” I said while I positioned my bike to the correct angle.
“You lead this time,” Cj told me.
“Alright, you ride too slowly anyway” I joked as I took point.
As we rode down the winding trail, I got a strange feeling from the surroundings; I felt something eerie about the place. Just as the feeling dawned on me, I snapped back into reality to notice a sharp left turn, I can recover, no biggie I thought to myself as I took the turn but was shocked as I fell down a huge drop. Cj managed to brake before he suffered the same fate. I picked myself up off the ground and thought to myself ok…where did that come from. Once again I checked my surroundings. I landed in a miniature clearing, surrounded by shrubbery and trees. The drop I fell from was about 8 feet tall.
“Grab on, Ill pull you up,” Cj said as he brushed off the slight shock.
“And leave my gear behind? Hell no.” I told him “You go on back, Ill find a way back, and hitch a ride home, alright?”
“Sounds like a plan, when should I expect you back?” He asked.
“A week, tops, now bring me the camping gear” I said.
“On it” He told me with a grin.
Now, if I may say, this may not seem like such a good idea, but for us, its kind of normal. We get ourselves into a sticky situation, and we have to split up for a period of time, then so be it, over time, we realized the longer the time apart, the better the story when we get back. So far the longest one of us has been out was one month.
Back to the situation at hand, I tried to see if I could force my way through the think brush, and I managed to find a small opening. As I went back to get my knife(What’d I tell ya) Cj showed up with the bag of extra camping gear that we always keep in the trunk, along with my hoodie.
“There ya go” He said as he tossed down the equipment. “And here’s the med kit too”
“Why do I need that?” I asked.
“See for yourself, Ill see you later bro, can’t wait for the story you get out of this one” He mused as he got on his bike and left.
“Huh?” I checked my person “I’m surprised that I didn’t break anything, but what is he talking abo-…..oh” I paused as I noticed a large cut down my right arm, and another going up my left calf. Lets get to work then.
As I wrapped myself up and finally felt the pain sink in as the adrenaline died out, I began to plan everything out. OK, all I gotta do is cut through the brush, find a better place for base camp, get my bearings straight and find civilization, easy. I grabbed my bowie knife and started to cut through the thick branches until I made a clear path.
“I just saved the next guy a whole lota trouble” I laughed to myself as I got all of my gear together and headed out. I was walking through tight forest trees for a long time, so I thought it would be a good idea to pull out my ipod and listen to something as I wandered aimlessly through the woods. Over the Mountain by Ozzy began to play and I found it oddly fitting of a song. The longer I walked, the darker it got, and the more of a need to set up shelter, after a few more songs, It was pitch black, so I pulled out my flashlight as quickly as I could, but by the time I got it out and turned it on, that eerie feeling came over me as non of the trees looked like that of the ones I was riding through earlier. I was getting more cuts from low branches, and I started to become extremely tired, but my adrenaline began to pump again as I found a trail and followed it. The second I found the end of the seemingly endless forest, I quickly set up my tent and crawled into it with my gear and passed out immediately. What I didn't notice was the small cottage located about 100 yards from where I set up camp.
It was early in the morning as Fluttershy woke up and began her morning routine. After she got washed up and ate, she went about waking up and feeding her animals. As she went outside to feed the chickens, she noticed something abnormal. She noticed a small structure just outside the opening to the Everfree Forest. Being the light hearted one of her group of friends, she quickly few over to the house of her bravest friend, Rainbow Dash. As soon as she got to her friends house in the sky, she pounded on the door as hard as she could. Inside, her rainbow haired friend pulled herself out of her bed groggily and dragged herself to the door. She opened it slowly, but was hit in the face as Fluttershy was panicking and had her eyes closed.
“OW, geez what’s the problem ‘shy?” She remarked after her rude wake up.
“Oh my, I’m so sorry about that, its just that I need your help, but if you’re busy….” She trailed off.
“Well, the weather is supposed to be clear today, so I’m free, what’s got you in such a panic?” Dash asked as she got dressed inside.
“Well, when I went outside to wake up my chickens, I saw something at the edge of the Everfree Forest. It looked like a tiny house?”
“Now this I gotta see, lets go.” Dash smirked as they flew to Fluttershy’s cottage. When they landed, the structure was still there as they slowly approached it.
Inside the tent, I was just waking up, slowly but surely. As I looked at the partially see-through walls of the tent, I noticed tow figures moving in on me. On instinct, I grabbed my knife and crouched down in a defensive position. As they approached the door, I readied myself. As the zipper door opened I jumped on the figure closest to the opening, effectively pinning them down, unexpectantly, the other person began to scream and run around. As I look down to see whom I had in my clutches, I was so surprised I fell back. It was a girl, just your run-of-the-mill girl, except for her rainbow hair…and wings. As I look towards the other girl, she is flying, flying overhead.
“What are you guys??” I ask, trying to keep as calm as possible.
“What do you mean what? Shouldn’t you be asking who?” The rainbow haired girl retorted with a dirty look that I couldn’t help but remind me of my brother.
“Right, my bad, and sorry about the whole pinning-you-down-with-a-knife thing, how about a more proper introduction, that is, if you’re friend is willing” I joked, pointing to the pink haired girl still panicking.
“Don’t worry about her” she told me, “’shy, its alright, he’s cool.” With that, the pink haired girl landed and took position behind the rainbow haired one.
At this point, I managed to get my first good look at them. The rainbow haired one was about the same age as me, 5’8” at a glance, athletic build, and wings, which were a cyan blue and, if I could guess, were about 4’ each fully extended. She was wearing a simple t-shirt, and a pair of cargo shorts.
Her friend, whom she called “’shy” was a bit taller, about 5’10”, again, same age, long pink hair, a bit poofy at the top, but curls to a tip at the bottom, thin build, yellow wings, just a bit longer than her friends'. She was wearing a loose fitting sweater and a pair of brown shorts.
“Allow me to begin, my name is Allen, who might you two be?” I said, confidently.
The rainbow haired girl spoke up. “Well that’s a weird name, I’m Rainbow Dash, and this is my best friend Fluttershy.” She said, pointing to the meek girl behind her. I’m the one with the weird name?? I thought, but then something clicked..
“HOLY CRAP” I yelled.
“What??” They asked.
They are, but it can’t be, they’re human, mostly at least, how is this possible, I know them. Not wanting to sound creepy by saying that I knew them, I simply said
“Nothing”. Smooth, that will work I hissed at myself.
“O.k….” Dash said, while giving me a weirded out look.
“Oh my” Fluttershy gasped, her first words she said since her panic attack “You’re hurt, what happened?”
“Huh? Oh yea” I said, remembering my arm and leg wounds “Its no big deal, just some cuts, I already patched it up.
“Not very well” Dash remarked.
I looked down to check and I noticed she had a point, I bled through the bandages and I needed a fix up.
“Ill help you, don’t you worry one but, you’ll be better in no time” Fluttershy said, whilst grabbing my good arm and pulling me towards her cottage, which I just noticed was there.
“While she does that, hows about you tell us what happened to you? Youre pretty banged up” Dash said, as she followed closely behind.
“Sounds fair” I told her. “But where do I begin?”…
We entered her home, and I was gently led towards a couch. When I sat down, I look around the quaint looking house, and took a small liking to it. It was nicely sized, all wooden, with a small kitchen, living room where I was currently located, and stairs going up to the presumable bedroom. One thing that I wouldn’t have expected if I weren’t a bit of a closet brony was the fact that there were animals everywhere. While my injuries were being tended to, I told them my tale, and by the time I was done, Dash’s eyes were glowing with happiness.
“Wow, you have a pretty awesome life."
“There you are, all better, and that was a great story, I’ve never heard anything like it.” ‘shy said just as she finished.
“Yea, that is one hell of a story, are you sure you aren’t lying?” Dash asked me with a suspicious eye.
“On my honor, every word is the truth” I answered them. “Hey, put that down”
Dash quickly looked at me and put down the bowie knife and tried to act innocent.
“Put what down?” She asked looking around the room.
“If you wanna know about that, just ask, geez” I said “Its very special to me”
“Really? Is that because it’s so big?” She asked.
“Nope, this knife has gotten me through a lot of tight situations, don’t you guys have knives like this around here?” I asked while I picked up the 10” knife and cleaned it against my shirt.
“No, we have kitchen knives for cooking and whatnot, but nothing like that thing.” She said.
“Its basically my ultimate utility tool, it has a smooth blade, serrated back blade, screwdriver heads, glass breaker, compass, and mini survival kit.”
“Even for something that sized, that’s a lot of stuff” She said with a slight questioning look.
“Yea, and if we could go and gather my stuff from the field, I could show you some of the other cool things I carry around. How’s that sound guys?” I was acting back to my usual casual self.
“Heck yea!” Dash replied with a huge grin on her face.
As we headed for the door, there was a gently but sturdy knock.
“Hey is anyone home? We’ve been looking for y’all all morning.” A voice from outside said, in a southern belle accent. Applejack I thought to myself, but remaining modest, I whispered into Dash’s ear
“Who’s that?”
“No need to worry, just our friend Applejack”
“Ah” I said as I stepped back to allow the two girls to greet their friend. As they opened the door, a girl with blonde locks, a freckled face, and a stenson hat came into view. She was wearing a pair of working jeans, high boots, and a plaid button down shirt.
“Where have y’all been? I thought we were meetin up fur gro-… who’s that?” she asked as she pointed a finger at me, when I realized I still looked like a mess, mainly because my hair was sticking out in every direction possible.
“Don’t worry about him, he’s cool” Dash told her.
I got up to greet her. “The names’ Allen, and if I’m correct, your name is….. Applejack, right?”
“Well it’s mighty fine to meet you Mr. Allen, and you got the name right, how’d you know?”
“She told me” I said, pointing to Dash.
“Alrighty, well, its always nice to meet someone new, where ya from?”
“Well, it might be a bit difficult to explain that, I’m not from here.”
“I guessed that much, wow, yer pretty tall, about as big as mah big brother.”
“Uh, thanks, can we get my stuff now, and I think its your turn to explain.” I said as we began out of the house.
“Sure, whaddya wanna know sugarcube?” Applejack asked as she and the others followed me to the clearing.
As we took the short walk to the field where I spent the night, I began to ask my questions.
“Well, for starters, where are we exactly?
“We are in none other than Ponyville hunny.” Applejack answered.
“Alright” Seems like everything is the same, better make sure. “What kind of government do you have?”
“Hmmmm, I forgot what its called, you’re gonna wanna ask Twilight about that stuff.”
“Who?”
“Right you don’t know her yet, well, once we get all ya’ll things cleaned up, Ill take ya ta meet her, sound good?”
“Sure, but I have quite a few items with me, not to be a burden, but is there any way I could store my things in someone’s house? Ill find a way to help out tomorrow so I’m not just bumming around.”
By this time we got to my items and began to pack them up. I didn’t notice for a bit that Fluttershy found my Ipod and began to toy with it.
“Well, you can keep it at mah place, we can stash it in the barn fer ya, but I don’t think you can help out around the farm with your injuries, you’ll need to find work somewhere else.” Applejack said with a slight grin.
“Sounds fair, do you have any suggestions?”
“Well, you could try Sugarcube corner if you’re handy in the kitchen, but if not, yer probably gonna have to ask around, maybe you could help Fluttershy.”
“That sounds good, I still need to pay her back for re-bandaging me, how does that sound Fluttersh-, hey, where’d you find that?” I said, noticing that she found my Ipod.
“OH, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to, I was just looking at it.” She panicked.
“No, no its ok, I just though it got lost, thank you for finding it. Do you want to know how to use it?” I said, I noticed she was curious.
“Yes please, if its not any trouble.” She said with a meek smile.
“Haha, no trouble at all. You just put this right here” I paused to put the earplug in “And lets see if you like this”. I began to play The Beatles. She began pleasantly bobbing her head to the music.
“Hey, lemme see that” Dash jumped in, sharing the headphones with ‘shy.
“Ill take that as a yes” I look around to check on my things “Well, that seems like everything, let’s head out.”
“Sounds good sugarcube, lemme help ya with that.” Applejack offered as she grabbed a bag.
“If you insist, thanks for helping me out again.”
We started walking down the dirt path towards the farm. With Dash and Fluttershy following closely.
“No problem at all hunny, I’m glad I can help.”
By now it’s about mid-afternoon, and in a few short minutes, we were at Applejack’s farm home, and placing the items in the barn.
“That should be safe right there, can I ask ya somethin?” Applejack asked just after putting down the backpack.
“Sure, whatdya wanna know?”
“I was just wondering, do ya know how long yer gonna stay here?”
“Not sure honestly, I’m really anxious to explore this place, it might be a while, is this about how long I’m allowed to stay?”
“Not at all, I just think you should meet the family if yer ganna be here for a while.”
“Sounds good.”
“Hey guys” Dash said from outside. “Me and ‘shy are gonna go ahead, we’ll meet you at twi’s place.”
“Alright, can I have my ipod back? Ill let you borrow it later, Dash, I got some songs there that you’ll love.”
“Sounds great, we’ll see you guys later, c’mon ‘shy” She spread her wings and started to hover a few feet off the ground.
“It was nice to meet you Allen, I would like for you to come over again so that I may continue to treat your wounds, that is, if its ok with you….” Fluttershy trailed off again.
“I’d be glad to come over, I’m gonna be helping you out anyway, can’t get something without giving something in return.” I said
“Ill just take a high five.” Dash said as she raised her hand.
“Sounds good to me.” I reached out and made firm, quick contact, resulting in a clapping sounds.
“Alright, Ill see you girls later, c’mon Allen.” Applejack called. I didn’t notice she was making her way to the house during the salutations.
“See ya” I told Dash and ‘Shy and they left and as I turned to follow Applejack “Wait up” I called after her.
I caught up with Applejack as she opened the door to go inside. As I stepped in with her, I observed the interior of her home. All of the furniture was wooden, and polished. The walls were painted white and had a wooden trim. Everything seemed hand crafted. We walked into what presumably would be the living room, which had a green couch and a few chairs settled around a wooden table. As we turned to our right, there was a quaint kitchen, furniture matching the theme of the living room. At the stove, an elderly woman with her white hair in a bun was cooking something that smelled…. amazing. At the table was a young girl, probably around 13, with a bow in her red hair. Across from the girl was a heavily built man, around his early 20’s, with short, messy, blond hair, and a stalk of wheat in his mouth. He was waiting patiently while the little girl bounced around the room.
“Can ah have everyone’s attention fer a moment. I’d like fer you all to meet mah new friend, he might be in ponyville for some time, so I’d figure I’d introduce him. This is Allen.” She stepped to the side to present me.
“Hello, nice to meet you all” I said, a little nervously. She then pointed out all of her family members.
“WOW, yer huge.” The little girl said in amazement. “You must be as big as mah big brother, Mac, stand next to him, I wanna see.”
“Alright.” He responded in a deep southern voice. He slowly got up and stood next to me and, just as they thought, we were looking each other eye to eye.
“Nice to meet you.” I said, offering a handshake.
“Eyyup.” He responded accepting the offer, firmly grasping my hand.
“Well howdy there friend.” An old but lively voice chippered from the other side of the room. Granny Smith was slowly making her way over to where everyone was gathering. After a bit of time, she made it.
“Well hello there friend. Would you care to stay for lunch?” She asked as she shook my hand gently.
“I don’t know, we are supposed to be meeting up with the others, hey Aj, would they be ok with the others if we were a bit late?” A responded while looking to Applejack for a response.
“Yer right, we should probably be headin out, we don’t wanna keep ‘em waitin.” She replied. “C’mon, lets go.” She began to walk out the door.
“Alright, it was nice to meet you all.” I said as I followed her out.
“Bye, see ya ‘round” They seemed to all say in unison, except for Big Mac, whom just nodded in agreement with them as I left.
I caught up to Aj again and she started jogging.
“C’mon, Ponyville is about a mile down the road, it’ll take a bit of time if we walk.”
“Sounds good, but can you keep up?” I joked as I ran passed her.
“Its on.” She retorted as she worked to catch up to me.
“HEY,” I shouted, remembering my injured leg.
We raced down the dirt trail until we reached the edge of the town in no more than a couple of minutes. We slowed down to catch our breath.
“He he, you’re pretty fast.” I said as I braced my arms just above my knees and leaned slightly forward.
“Yer not so bad yerself.” She told me, mirroring my motions.
“Alright, so where’s Twi’s place?” I said, now fully recovered.
“Center of town, follow me.” She said, resuming motion with a slow pace.
“Right behind ya.” I noticed puffy pink hair hiding in the distance, but I shrug it off.
As we walked through the town, I took in the sights, I have always lived in a city/suburban environment, and being in a semi-rural town like this was kindof new to me, no paved roads, vehicles, etc. It was calm, peaceful, serene, and pleasant. But everywhere I looked I noticed that poofy pink hair poking out, just as I was about to ask Aj about it, it finally appeared before me.
“HI THERE.” She yelped at an excessive volume.
“HOLY -” I cut myself off as I jump back out of shock, landing on my butt hard.
In front of me stood a chirpy girl, maybe a year younger than me at most, about 5’ 7” with poofy pink hair, a long, pink shirt, and a semi short blue skirt. She had a huge smile sewn across her face.
“What’s your name?” She chirped.
“I’m Allen, might I ask whom you might be?” I replied as I helped myself to my feet.
“I’m Pinkie Pie, silly.” She said as she offered a hand to help me up.
“Thanks, um, have you been following us?” I asked her, now that I was properly poised.
“Gosh dern it Pinkie, not again.” I heard Aj exclaim.
“Sorry Aj, its just that I noticed you two walking, and I recognized Aj immediately, of course I did, shes my friend, but I didn’t know who you were, but then I thought, maybe I do know you, but it’s a bad angle to identify you, so I kept on looking from different angles, until I realized that I don’t know you, and since I know everyone, I needed to find out who you were, which I do now, you must be new here, and I throw a party for everyone who is new to town, GASP, I need to get your party ready, I wish we could talk more, ill see you later.” She then dashed away and disappeared as suddenly as she appeared. I took a moment to process what just happened.
“Wha-….what just happened” I look to Applejack who is just snickering to herself.
“Don’t worry, you’ll see her again soon at your party.” She continued to laugh.
“I don’t think I’m ready for a party just yet.” I replied, inspecting my wounds.
“You’ll have one if you’re ready or not, now c’mon, the library is just around the corner.” She told me as she picked up her walking pace again.
“Finally, I could use a nice sit down.”
I followed her around some houses and beheld in front of us, was a tree, a huge tree, with a door, windows and even a balcony.
“Wow, you guys like to use what’s available, don’t you” I joked, as I looked in amazement.
“Yep, I suppose so.” She answered while knocking on the door.
As the door opened, a girl about 5’9” with a kind-of bob haircut, with purple and pink strips going down in, wearing what looked to be a private school uniform that had colors matching her hair, was revealed at the other end. She had a small purple horn atop her head, about 6 inches long to the tip. I was going to ask about it, but I decided to wait till we were inside and properly acquainted.
“Hey Applejack, hi Allen, come on in.” She said with a welcoming voice.
“Wait, how did you kn-”
“I’ve been filled in” She told me with a smile, pointing to Dash and ‘Shy, whom were sitting inside on some cushions.
“Alrighty then” I replied as I walked inside and took a seat. I took notice of the inside of the library. The room was circular shaped with bookshelves lining the walls. An opening came to sight at the left side, with a kitchen in view, and on the right there was a stairway leading to a door. In the center there was a quaint table surrounded by four chairs. A couch was situated behind it, with a gap of a few feet from the wall.
“Ill get some tea ready, do you have any preferences?” She asked while walking to the kitchen.
“If you had mint tea, that would be great”
“Mint tea coming up” I heard from the kitchen.
“Since you’re here” Dash started “Could you show me some of that music now?”
“I don’t see why not since we’re waiting” I replied “Now lets start with a band called AC/DC”
I put the headphones in her ears and pressed play, as soon as the song started, she began to bob her head in approval. We sat in silence, except for the music, as we waited for the tea, and conversation, to arrive.
After a few minutes for small talk and some jokes, Twilight entered the room carrying a small tray with a pot of tea, some cups, sugar, and stirring spoons. She gently placed it on the table and took a seat. She began to speak as she poured the steaming hot tea.
“So, Allen, I’m curious, how exactly did you end up here?”
I scratched my head “Well, to make a long story short, I was out biking, and I fell off a small ledge, cleaned myself up, and began cutting through the bushes. I wandered through the woods for a good few hours until I came across a path which ended up leading me out of the forest, and next to the property of Fluttershy, and we had a, less than preferable, introduction.”
“Yea, I heard that part. Very interesting greeting if you ask me” She giggled lightly. “And you got those wounds from the fall and wandering around, correct?”
“Unfortunately” I said a little nervously.
“Haha, of course. I was told you had some questions?” She said, getting out the rest of her laughs.
“Yes, can you just give me a brief overview about…everything?” I responded.
“Huh? Could you specify?” She answered with a curious look.
“Well, everything, government, economy, society, abilities” I hinted towards her horn.
“Ah, I believe I can do that, but not in one night, how about I give you some books, anything I can answer quickly?”
“How about the government part, what can you tell me about that?”
“Well we have a monarchy, and we have been under the rule of Princess Celestia for about 1000 years, and her sister Luna, but she just recently came back from being banished, but that’s another story. On a more local level we have mayors whom are elected into office by the general public.”
“1000 years, huh? That’s… pretty long, now how about all the wings and horns and whatnot, what’s up with that?”
“Well they are inherited through genetics, and horns allow us to channel magic and use it, like so” She demonstrated by creating a purple aura around her hands and teacup and lifting it to her face to drink. “And you can guess what the wings allow you to do”
“I sure can, thanks for the help, but what to do now” My stomach offered a suggestion as it started to rumble deeply.
“How about get something to eat” Dash laughed from the background.
“Sounds like a plan” Everyone else said in unison.
As we walked out, Another question dawned on me.
“Wait, Twi”
“Yea?” She slowed down so we could talk in private from everyone else.
“Do you know the bubbly girl with the pink poofy hair? She kinda ambushed me on the way here, talked really fast, the just disappeared.” I turned to see Twilight laughing just like Aj was.
“What’s so funny??”
“That’s just Pinkie Pie, let me guess, she is organizing you a party?”
“Yea, how did yo-”
“I was new here once too, and knowing her, the party will be tonight”
“That’s not a lot of time to set up a party”
“Well you don’t know Pinkie”
I shrugged it off and we caught up to the others. We went to a small café that was a few blocks away. As we sat down, we ordered our food and began talking about what we should do about me.
“Well for one thing, you’re going to need a place to sleep for the night,” Dash said
“Well its ok, I’m fine with my tent” I politely declined.
“Nonsense, no friend of mine is gonna be sleeping in a plastic bag while we have perfectly confortable homes that we are willing to share,” Aj exclaimed.
“Well if you insist, but Ill let you guys decide, Ill be fine staying with anyone of you, and if I ma excuse myself, I have to use the bathroom”
As I walked away, I could slightly hear them talking it over, but not enough to understand exactly what they were saying. After finding the restroom and ‘relieving myself’ I made my way back to a silent table. I sat down and restarted the conversation. I began to eat my food, which was brought whilst I was in the restroom.
“So whom shall I be staying with?” I asked as I started eating the sandwich.
“Y-you can stay with me, if that’s ok with you” Fluttershy squeaked.
“As long as you are ok with it, I’m more than happy” I responded
“Then its settled” Twilight said triumphantly.
“I guess Ill spend the rest of the day settling in, if that’s ok with everyone else” I glance around to find a nod of approval from everyone else.
“We’ll stop in to check on you whenever you get the chance, but do you have any plans for when you’re done?” Dash replied.
“We, if I’m going to be here, I’d rather not sit on my ass all day, if its not too late, I’m going to go on a job hunt”
“That’s a good idea, and if you cant find anything, I’d be more than happy to let you help out at the library” Twi said.
“Or on the farm” Aj added.
“Before you go on a job hunt, we should take you to see Rarity”
“Who?”
“Our friend, she’s a fashion designer”
“I just need simple stuff, but ok”
“I began to walk back to the farm. The rest of the day went relatively quickly. As I neared her cottage, Fluttershy showed up to show me my room and helped a bit until she had to tend to her animals, before she left we made small talk about them, and I told her about the two dogs I have back at home, a German Shepard and a Husky. Towards then end, Dash stopped by to help out and ask me some questions about the stuff that I do and if I can show her some, I agreed happily and finished off. We then began to walk over to Rarity’s to see if she could help me out.
“So you just jump??” Dash exclaimed
“Yep, and the cord keeps you from, you know, dying”
“That sounds awesome, why do we not have stuff like that here?” she pouted.
“Well, you seem like the thrill seeking type too, what do you do to get an adrenaline rush?”
“Well, I’ve been trying to join this one flight team for a while now, they’re called the Wonderbolts, and they have shows and do flying demonstrations, and really awesome tricks, I’ve been practicing for years, but one day Ill join.”
“Well, I believe you can get it, you just gotta keep on trying, and these Wonderbolts sounds a lot like something I have back home.”
“REALLY? What??” She suddenly got excited.
“They’re called the Blue Angels, they are pretty much a group of fighter jet pilots who go around doing shows, and incredible feats of flight”
“Wow, they sound pretty awesome, have you ever tried to join them?”
“Me, oh no, as much as I’d love to be in that jet, they are all ex-Air Force pilots with at least a decade of commitment and training, as much as I’d love to, there are so many things to do, and I wouldn’t want to get tied down to just one thrilling experience”
“I can understand that, but for me, flying is my passion, and I wouldn’t trade anything for it”
“Well if I had the ability of natural flight, I’d feel the same way, but I’m stuck on the ground, so I do my best to entertain myself”
“Oh, so what you’re saying is that you can’t fly like…..this” With that she lifted herself into the air in a taunting manner and hovered next to me a few feet off the ground.
“Hey, no fair, at least I ca- OW” I started to run but then my leg was ripped by a wave of pain.
“Woah, take it easy” She landed and helped me “When your leg is better, then we can race, alright?”
“Is that a challenge?” I looked to her
“You bet it is, but just wait until you take it”
We noticed where we were, without even realizing it, we made it all the way into town.
“So where is Rarity’s place?” I asked
“Should be right around here” Dash answered while turning a left corner. Sure enough the building she was heading towards was a boutique. I caught up to her as quickly as my body would let me and was right behind her as she knocked on the door. From inside I could hear a voice.
“Rainbow Dash, how have you been, and who is your friend?” She asked while looking me over.
“This is Allen, he’s new to town, and we were here to see if you could do him a small favor”
“Of course, why I would never turn someone down, come in, come in.” She warmly let us in and led us to some chairs. She kindly shook my hand. “Hello darling, I am Rarity now what is it I could help you wi- OH MY, what happened to you” She hinted towards my arm and leg.
“Oh, that, haha, to make a long story short, I fell”
“Oh dear, well best of luck on your recovery”
“Thank you, so about that favor.”
“Of course, what is it that you need darling”
“Well, I’m probably going to be here for a while, and I’m not exactly prepared for a long stay, and since I don’t have any money yet, I was wondering if you could make some clothing for me, nothing complicated, just basic stuff”
“Well I would love to experiment with what I could do, since I have never met someone of your stature, except for Big Mac, but if you insist”
“Thank you very much, and maybe another day”
“Sounds lovely, but might I ask you how you ended up here? Your name just doesn’t seem to be from around here at all”
“Alright, I hope you have time” I told her as I prepared my story telling abilities.
I leaned back and took a deep breath just as I finished my story. Rarity had a bit of a shocked look, either that or a look of total disbelief.
“Well, that was rather..uh, interesting. I can see why you and Rainbow Dash have become such good friends”
“Haha, yea, we share that thrill seeking need” I shot Dash a thumbs up that was returned with enthusiasm.
“Well, what I have here should last you a week or so, and hopefully by then you will have some money to buy your own.”
“Thank you so much, what do I owe you?”
“Oh, nothing at all darling, I couldn’t have let you go on with only one outfit, and it being that”
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? I like these clothes…”
“Nothing, its just that they are a bit drab, last season persey”
“Well, alright, if you say so, thank you again” I told her as me and Dash began to gather the clothing and head towards the door.
“No problem at all dear, come and visit anytime you want”
“I will, and I will also pay you back” I called as I walked out the door.
“You will try,” She laughed.
I returned a small laugh as Dash and I stepped out into the sunset. I slowed my pace as I took it in. The colours stretching across the horizon, how they faded into each other yet stood out against each other, as if competing for dominance, the sun slowly dipping down, allowing for the moon to take its place.
“It’s nice, isn’t it, do you have sunsets like this where you’re from?” Dash asked as she walked up next to me.
“Not like this” I laughed
“Well you better hurry home, if I know Pinkie Pie, your party is gonna be really soon.”
Oh shit, I completely forgot, better hurry. “Thanks for reminding me, Ill see you there, where is it gonna be?”
“Oh you’ll see it, don’t worry” She giggled and waved goodbye as she flew towards her home…. In the sky….
Why do I even let myself be surprised by stuff like this anymore?
“Sounds good, Ill see you there” I returned the wave. I got some quite time to think by myself, which was the first time I did since meeting everyone.
I still don’t even know how I got here, this cant be on earth, its impossible, yet I just walked through the woods and here I am. What is going on, ugh, why am I even stressing out, this place is amazing, but… I just cant grasp the fact that this place is real, I just… I’m overwhelmed. I’m just going to have to adjust, maybe I hit my head really hard, and it wouldn’t be the first time. It’s just, amazing.
Before I knew it I was a Fluttershy’s house. As I entered the door, Fluttershy was reaching for something on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet. She seemed to have some difficulty.
“Here, let me help” I offered with a small smile.
“Oh, thank you so much”
“Hey, it’s the least I can do for you helping me with my arm and leg, then letting me stay in your home.”
“It’s no problem, really”
“Well I’m gonna help out, it’s the least I can do”
“Thank you so much, I really appreciate it”
“No problem at all, are you going to the party tonight?”
“Oh, yes, Pinkie Pie throws the best parties, everybody loves them”
“Well I can’t wait to experience it first hand, wanna head there together?”
“If you want to…”
“I wouldn’t suggest something I wouldn’t want to do, haha”
“Well, alright, just give me some time to get ready”
“Alright, I need to change too, these clothes are filthy”
I carried myself upstairs to my room so I could organize my new outfits and store them away. It took some time, but I eventually finished. I finally got to remove my shirt and shorts, they were covered in mud and sweat, and I was glad to be free from their bonds. I went into the bathroom to take a shower. The hot water was extremely refreshing and I almost didn’t want to get out. When I did I re-wrapped my bandages and got dressed. I slipped on a fresh pair of pants, I relished the feeling of wearing new, comfortable clothing. I pulled on a shirt, continuing the enjoyment. I was now wearing a pair of blue jeans, and an extremely smooth feeling red t-shirt and headed downstairs. Fluttershy was sitting on the couch wearing a modest yellow dress with pink trim. Everything she wore seemed to match her features to the T. She turned to me and blushed slightly.
“Do you like it?” She asked as she stood up and did a shy spin.
“You look great, how long have you been waiting?” I asked as I reached to bottom step.
“Oh, about 15 minutes” She slowly stood up and walked with me to the door.
“You could have told me to hurry up, I was taking my time because I wasn’t sure how long you would take” I followed her out. It was nighttime, and there was not a single cloud. The sky was full of beautiful stars.
“Oh, I’m sorry, its just that I didn’t want to be a bother” She slowly mumbled.
“You wouldn’t be a bother at all, don’t be afraid to ask for a favor, I’m more than happy to oblige”
“Ok, thank you”
“Not a problem. Wow, the night sure is beautiful” I took a moment to stand on the stoop and gaze out into the alluring night sky.
“Yea, its like this every night, you don’t have stars where you’re from?” She asked as she began to walk, I followed her.
“I do, its just that we have so many lights that you can only see a few, if any at all”
“That sounds awful”
It kinda is, I have to go away from society and people if I want to see anything good, and even then its not this nice”
“Well probably because they aren’t hand placed”
“Wait, what?”
“Yea, our Princess Luna hand placed these stars a long time ago, every once in a while she moves them around though”
“Well if I ever meet her, I’m going to have to compliment her on her work”
“That’s awfully nice of you”
“Well, if she takes credit for this, someone needs to give her credit for it”
“That is true”
“On another topic, you know a bit about me, yet I don’t know very much about you, can you tell me about yourself?”
“Well there isn’t much to say, I love to take care of animals, I’m not exactly the best flyer. I enjoy tea, singing with my birds, and relaxing at the spa with Rarity once a week.” She continued to list her characteristics and before we knew it, Ponyville was a few dozen yards away. I noticed a lot of sound coming from the center of town, as well as lights.
“Well, looks like we’re here”
“Yep, I can’t wait, Pinkie’s parties are the best”
“Well I can’t wait to see what’s in store”
Authors note:
As we approached the source of sound and light, Pinkie Pie, seemingly out of nowhere, popped up again.
“THERE YOU ARE” She squealed.
“HOLY-…Geez, that’s one thing I might not get used to”
“And here I was thinking you wouldn’t show up, how silly of me” She helped me up again.
“Why would I miss a party for me? Lets go” I replied enthusiastically.
“Now that’s an attitude I like to hear, come on, you too Fluttershy”
“C-coming” ‘shy practically whispered.
As we headed towards the center of the party area, I saw a lot of new faces, some which were in the background when I was in town earlier. In the eye of the storm, persey, there was a stage with a girl whom had two shades of blue hair, and a pair of purple goggles. The style of music she was playing reminded me that of Skrillex and Deadmau5, which pleased me. Once we were up to center stage, Pinke grabbed a microphone and shouted.
“PONYVILLE, ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME??” To which the audience responded with a booming uproar.
“WELL ALRIGHT THEN, HERE’S OUR GUEST OF HONOR FOR TONIGHT, GIVE HIM A PROPER WELCOME” The audience boomed again as the lights moved to me. I was suddenly put on the spot, and I wasn’t sure what to do, so I just acted natural, for a normal situation though.
“Uh, what’s up?” To my relief, the crowd of people was so amped up that they didn’t really care, and the uproar started again. This gave me more confidence as I ran to execute a stage dive. The audience was more than willing to oblige as they caught me and carried me around and back to the stage, all while Pinkie was laughing and saying, “I like his style”. Once I was back on my feet she called to the crowd.
“Alright, everyone enjoy the night” We walked off stage and let the dj do her job so we could mingle with everyone else. We gathered in a circle to talk for a bit.
“Well that was an interesting way to introduce yourself to the town” Twilight said as she approached me.
“What can I say, I’ve always wanted to do that, so I took my chance”
“Well it looked pretty awesome from the crowd, now I wanna try it”
“Haha, well the crowd has seems to broken up, another time perhaps”
“Awww” She slumped
“C’mon, cheer up, lets enjoy this party”
She jumped at that idea “Well then what are we waiting for?”
The seven of us started to make our way through a crowd, and I was getting high-fives, pats on the back, and friendly hits to the shoulders all the way through. Wow, these people are really friendly, I’ve never met such a large group of friendly people. I got to take more of a look around and there was everything, and I mean everything. Games, food and drink, small rides, it was practically a fair.
“Geez, how could you organize this so quickly, we only met earlier today?”
“Sugar cube, its best not to ask, no one has figured it out yet, not even us.” Aj told me as she put her hand on my shoulder. Pinkie just stood there with that huge grin and asked.
“So do you like it?”
“This is by far the greatest party I have ever attended” I answered, meaning every word of it. Sure, I’ve had some really good ones, but this is massive, with an entire town in attendance, just to welcome me, it blew my mind. Looking back to Pinkie, her eyes were sparkling with joy, and her smile somehow managed to get even bigger and she jumped over and hugged me.
“THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!”
“Heh, no problem, you deserve it, if you can organize this whole thing in the time you did, then what the hell, you earned a pat on the back”
“Oh you’re too much, now lets go PARTY”
“Agreed” I told her.
Just as we were about to head onwards, a carriage suddenly made an appearance at the festivities. It was black, with dark blue designs. Suddenly, just as the door opened, everyone kneeled down. I stood un confusion until Rarity pulled me down into the proper position.
“What’s going on?” I whispered to her.
“That’s the princesses carriage” She hissed at me.
All I could say was “oh”. I looked upwards ever so slightly to see a regal looking woman; well… she seemed to be only a few years older than me. She stood tall and proud, with a small crown atop her head. Instead of having regular hair, she had a flowing abyss of blue with what looked like star specks in it. Also unique to her was she had both wings and a horn, both larger than the ones I’ve seen so far, the horn bring about 7-8 inches, and since her winds were folded, I couldn’t tell how big they were. She wore dress that was the same color of her ‘hair’. She had a necklace that looked like it was the equivalent to the royal jewels of England. She had a stern look on her face, until.
“What’s with all this seriousness? This is a party, is it not?” She laughed.
Everything resumed as before, Twi and everybody walked up to the princess, so I followed closely behind.
“Princess Luna, what are you doing here?” Twilight asked her
“I had some free time, and I caught wind that a Pinkie Pie party was underway, and I never want to miss a Pinkie party, I just wish to know the occasion of this joyous event”
“Well, it’s a welcome party”
“Welcome party? For whom?”
“I can answer that, it’s for me” I piped up
“And whom might you be?”
“No one special, just someone new in town, and, country at that.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“Well, it’s kind of a long story…”
“Then may I ask you to save it for another time? We must enjoy this party whilst it lasts.”
“I won’t argue with that, lets go”
We spent the rest of the night doing everything imaginable. Played awesome games, ate amazing food, laughed and joked, it was incredible. There was one point where I was sent alone with Luna, and her guard of course. Everyone else was getting food or going to the bathroom. We were waiting on top of a hill for them.
“From what I’ve heard, you control the night, and position the stars, correct?” I asked her, feeling more confident being around royalty for so long. We both gazed at the clear sky.
“Yes, why do you ask?”
“Well, earlier tonight, I got some time to look up and take it in, and…it’s breathtaking”
“Are you saying you couldn’t breath??” She sounded worried
“Hehe, no, I mean that it looks absolutely amazing, we have nothing like it where I’m from” I looked to her. She was lightly blushing.
“Thank you, that means a lot”
“You must hear it all the time though, I mean, these people are lucky enough to live under this artwork” Now she was looking downward, somewhat sad.
“You don’t know, do you? What happened? ” She almost whispered.
“No… are you ok? Was it something I said?” I started to get nervous
She perked up unnaturally quickly. “No, its alright, if anything, it is a story for another time, tonight we celebrate” She got up as she noticed the others approaching.
“Thank you again” She told me, as soon as we regrouped, everything went back to normal.
By the time the party was over, we were so tired we had to help carry each other to our respective houses. At each stop everyone would tell Pinkie that she had outdone herself, and soon it was just ‘Shy, Pinkie, Aj and myself. We were dropping off Pinkie at what looked to be a bakery, but it was dark, and I was tired, so I just accepted it and thanked her again.
“It really was amazing, I wonder what you do for bigger events”
“Silly, there’s nothing more important that making a new friend” She bounced.
“Yupp” She grinned
“Well, g’night, Ill see you tomorrow”
“Bye for now sugarcube” Aj told her. Fluttershy would have said something, if she weren’t passed out from exhaustion. Since her farm was on the way, Aj and I ended up carrying ’Shy down the dirt trail back to her house.
“Well then…that was…. intense” I was still somewhat out of breath and I knew I was going to be sore in the morning.
“*pant* I know whatcha mean sugarcube, I haven’t worked myself that hard since the main apple harvest last year”
“That’s sounds pretty awesome, heh, the last time I was worked this hard to the bone was when I went mountain climbing”
“You got a lot of interesting hobbies, y’know that?”
“Yea, I get that a lot”
“Maybe one day you cn show me some of ‘em, I gotta say, they do sounds interestin”
“I’d be more than happy to, but we might want to wait until we heal up”
“Heh, I couldn’t agree more….Well, this is mah stop, can you carry her the rest of the way?” She asked. I looked up and noticed the entrance of Sweet Apple Acres.
“Yea, its not to far from here, I can handle it”
“If ya say so, g’night partner, I’ll see ya around”
“Back at you”
I was thinking about asking Aj about what happened with Luna, but I decided it was best to save that question for another time. I stumbled the rest of the way home, surprising myself with the endurance I had. I tried to stay as steady as possible so as to not wake up Fluttershy. When I finally got inside, I moved her around, so I was carrying in my arms. I laid her gently on her bed and practically crawled into my bed, where I passed out, awaiting for the morning sun.
A bright beam of light slashed its way into the room and pierced my sleep. I woke up with a startle and looked around. Fluttershy was humming to herself, and moving around the cottage as if it was a normal morning.
“Hey, what’s going on?” I mumbled, still whirling in wake up shock, and feeling my sore muscles that I predicted would happen.
“Nothing really, why do you ask?”
“Do you not recall the massive party last night? We were all clocked out, I carried you back”
“You did? I’m so sorry, and I have something that might help with your after party blues” She flew downstairs, fumbled with some things in the kitchen, and dashed back up.
“Here, drink this” She said as she handed me a glass that was filled with most likely a smoothie. Seeing how she was completely normal, I chugged it without question.
“Wow, this is great, what’s it made of?”
“Oh, just some herbs and berries”
“Well whatever it is, it’s delicious”
Just as I finished the statement, I suddenly felt a rush of…good. I’m not sure how to put it, but I just felt myself being heal and energized instantly.
“Did it kick in yet?”
“Yea, wow, I don’t even know what to say, thank you”
“No problem, I have a breakfast prepared downstairs when you’re ready”
“Sounds awesome, I’ll be ready in a few minutes” I got up and walked to the bathroom, showered quickly, rewrapped my arm and leg, and went downstairs to start the new day.
Authors note:
Thank you for reading my story so far, I will continue to update regularly, and while I do, all I ask is that when you're done with a chapter, please provide some feedback and gimme a thumbs up if you like it, or thumbs down if you don't like it, just tell my why if you do, criticism is appreciated.
As I left the house, I realized how tedious it was to get to town, so I decided to grab my bike quickly. It felt good to be riding it again. It was always a way to relieve stress for me. It was relaxing, and overall enjoyable. I raced passed Sweet Apple Acres and waved to the Apple family as I passed by, who were all busy at work. I decided to pick up the pace to test how far I could push my leg, it was still sore, but bearable. I managed to sustain a decent pace and was in Ponyville in record time. I dismounted the bike and started to wander through town aimlessly, hoping to find a place that could employ me. After a fruitless wander, I decided to take a seat on a bench to plan out my next move. As I was sitting, a clumsy winged girl with blonde hair flew by with a mailbag, almost hitting a few pedestrians. Well that was random… I thought as I decided to continue my search until lunchtime, then if I couldn’t find anything, I would ask for help. I toured around the town for a few minutes, toting my bike with me, until I heard a familiar techno beat. I followed it into an area of town I had yet to discover. As I neared the source of the music, I entered a building that I could only guess was a music store, and sitting at the counter was the dj from last night. She looked up from behind the counter and her eyes lit up a bit, at least I think, she was still wearing her purple goggles, and a tank top compared to the t-shirt she had yesterday, but she did jump a little.
“Ayyy, it’s the new kid”
“Well if you put it like that I feel like I’m back in school”
“Haha, alright, I gotcha, what brings you here?”
“What doesn’t? I could hear the music from across town”
“Damnit, well it happens, I would be lying if I said that this was the first time this has happened.”
“Haha, smooth.”
“Yea, yea, laugh it up. Well, since you’re here, is there anything I can help you with, since you’re new to town and all.”
“Actually, you might be able to, I’m looking for a job at the moment, and my search has been, well, less than accomplishing.”
“Well why didn’t you say that sooner, we could use another hand around here”
“Alright, wait, we?”
“Yea, my business partner and I run this place, but we’re kinda opposites, so it’ll be good to have a buffer zone”
“If you say so, where is she anyway?”
“She left for lunch about 20 minutes ago, should be back any second now” Just as she finished the sentence, another person walked into the store, she had long, thick black hair. She wore a white blouse, a pink bowtie, long black dress pants and heels. She spoke first.
“Hey Vinyl, who’s this?”
“This is Allen, the new kid who the party was for last night”
“So it is, what can we help you with.”
“He’s here for a job”
“Really, well this is a music store, what do you know about music?”
I finally got to speak up.
“Well, I know Vinyl here is a techno/rave music expert, and from the looks of you, I can tell you are more of classical, I myself an a metal head, along with scattered other genres.”
“Hm, not bad, well I don’t see why we can’t give you a shot, seeing that you’re new and all”
“Thanks, I won’t disappoint”
“I don’t doubt that, can you show us some of your music?”
“Well I don’t play any instruments” I pull out my Ipod “But here is what I listen to”
They looked over my shoulder as I skimmed through the playlist and summarized the bands, as well as showing small demos of each one. It took some time, but when I was done, they gave each other an understanding glance, and nodded. Then Vinyl walked up to me, patted me on the back and said.
“Welcome aboard, when can you start?”
“Immediately” I responded.
“Good attitude, you can start your first shift tomorrow morning at 9, how’s that sounds?”
“Perfect, thanks a lot”
“No problem, now get outta here for now, we’ll see you tomorrow”
I thanked them again and shook their hands, and walked out. I grabbed my bike and walked at a bit faster pace than before, I got a bit of an energy boost and decided to tour a bit more around town. Unfortunately, I was reminded about my leg wound after bumping into a solid chair and having to hold in a plethora of profanities. But I suddenly got an idea. I hobbled down to the library as fast as I could. I knocked on the door only to be answered by a kid who looked about 10-13 years old. He had a purple and green striped shirt, green hair, jean shorts, and eyes like a serpent. I gave him a questioning look.
“You’re not Twilight”
“What gave it away?”
“Sarcastic one huh? Who are you anyway?”
“I’m Spike, Twi’s assistant, her #1 assistant at that.”
“Ok, Spike, would you know where Twilight is then?”
“Yea, she’s upstairs, come on in, I’ll get her for ya”
He walked me in and I took the same seat as the last time I was here. Spike ran up the staircase and knocked on the door, I heard some mumbling, and he came back down.
“She’s busy with an experiment or something, she’ll be down in a few minutes”
“Alright, sounds good”
“Who are you anyway, are you new in town or something?”
“Oh yea, that’s right, I’m Allen, and yes, I’m new in town, came in just yesterday”
“Oh that was your party yesterday?”
“Yep”
Darn, I would have been there, but Twi had me cleaning this place up”
“Aw, don’t worry, next time, Ill make sure you’re there”
“Thanks” His eyes lit up as if he looked up to me as a role model. At that second, Twi’s door swung open and she can down the stairs.
“Hey Allen, to what do I owe the visit?”
“Well, I was just wondering if you could do me a small favor”
“If you tell me, I’ll see what I can do”
“Since you’re real big on magic and whatnot, I was wondering if you could use a spell or something to heal my leg, I can deal with a injured arm, but I would like to get my leg better as soon as possible”
“Hm, well, medical magic, is still being experimented, but I could give it a shot”
Spike jumped in.
“Yea, she’s not the princesses personal student for no reason you know”
My jaw dropped.
“PRINCESS’ PERSONAL STUDENT??”
“Hehe, yea, moving on then, can you please remove your bandage”
She magic’d a book down from a high shelf while I took off the wrap. She read for a few seconds and then looked up to observe the wound.
“Wow, how have you been walking around with that?”
“I guess I could say I’ve built up a tolerance to pain”
“Interesting”
“Yea, so can you do anything about it?”
“Ill try my best”
After she said that, she began to position herself and I cringed a bit due to not knowing what’s about to happen or how it will feel. She soon began to glow purple around her horn and hands. There was a bright flash of light, and I could only guess I passed out because when I opened my eyes I was being violently shook by Twi.
“I’m awake, I’m awake, geez, what happened? What time is it”
“About dinner, and look for yourself”
I checked my leg, and to my delight, there was not a scratch on it.
“Wow, that’s amazing”
“You’re telling me, I have to write to Celestia about this, and I should probably tell her about you too”
“Huh, why?”
“Being a immigrated citizen of Equestria, you’re gonna have to fill out paperwork to become a full citizen.”
“*sigh* Alright, if I must”
“She will also want to know how you got here from your world, so Ill schedule a meeting, either here, or in the palace”
“Wow, alright, sounds good”
“Is everything ok?”
“Yea, I just never thought I would get to meet royalty in my lifetime”
“Well you already have”
"Huh?"
"Remember Luna, at the party?"
"Oh yea"
"You'll just be meeting her older sister"
“Am I gonna have to be presentable? I don't have the clothing for that”
“Haha, don’t worry, she will make it a casual visit, Ill make sure of it”
“Sounds good to me, oh, I managed to find a job in town at the music store”
“Congrats! And good luck”
“Thanks, I’m gonna head back to Fluttershy’s place so I can eat and get ready for my meeting”
“Ill come with you, I wanted to talk to her about some of her herbal remedies”
“Alright, lets go then”
We gathered our things that we needed and headed to Fluttershy’s cottage.
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Authors note:
The ending was a little rushed, so I will fix any issues asap, please rate and comment, and thank you for reading :D.
Author's note I'm sorry for the lack of updates, I've ben busy, but I'm done with school so they will pick up pace. I know these next two chapters are short, but thats how the cards have been played. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy. Please enjoy, rate, comment. Thank you
“And then he crawls out the pipe into the rain and escapes”
“Wow, that does sounds like an amazing book, it’s a shame you don’t have it”
“If I find a way back home, ill bring you some reading material for ya”
“That sounds great, I have been quite curious about where you are from, I hope soon we’ll be able to discuss it later”
“Sure, if I’m not busy, still got a lot of work to do, adjusting to life here”
“ I understand”
“Well, here we are”
We finished the path that led to Fluttershys’ house and were right in front of the door. I knocked, and then a small voice from inside called
“Come in”
I opened the door and saw Fluttershy standing at a table that had a salad and a angry looking rabbit on it.
“Well what’s going on here?” I asked as I approached the table.
“Angel won’t eat his food…again”
“He’s usually like this?”
“Yea, all of my other animals eat no problem, but Angel can be…. picky”
“What’s wrong with the food?” I looked at the salad that sat in front of the stingy rabbit. He then ran into the kitchen and grabbed a cookbook. He carried it back to the table and turned to a page with a very similar salad, but he then pointed to a very specific ingredient that I assumed was missing from the one Fluttershy made.
“Its…missing…. Celery?”
“I ran out earlier today, and haven’t had the time to go into town to get more”
“And he won’t eat because of that?” I had a face of huge disbelief.
Twilight popped in.
“Yea, Angel is very picky”
“Hm, is there any way I can help?”
“I can fix it, I just didn’t want it to come to this” As Fluttershy said that, she walked up to Angel, looked her dead in the eye, with intensity that could scare a Navy Seal, and instantly Angel began devouring the food. Fluttershy just sighed.
“I just hate using the look”
I was shocked to say the least.
“I would have never thought that you of all people would have an ability like that”
“Yea, a lot of people get surprised by that, but if I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t be able to take care of the larger animals”
“Sounds reasonable, oh, I have great news, I got a job”
“That’s wonderful, where are you gonna be working?” ‘Shy asked.
“At the music store in town with Vinyl and Octavia”
“Congrats, when do you start?”
“Tomorrow, just don’t tell Pinkie yet, she’ll want to throw a party, and I’m not ready for another one” I laughed.
“Agreed. Well, it’s been a long day, I’ll let you relax, and I’ll inform you of the Princess’ response”
“Sounds good, thank you”
“Now Fluttershy, about those herbs…”
Twilight’s voice trailed in the background as I went upstairs to lie down and relax. I lied there for about 15 minutes listening to calming music, such as ska and some classic rock. After that time, I decided to take a shower and see if I could help out with making dinner. I went through my whole routine, unwrapping, re-wrapping, etc. When I was finishing up, I looked in the mirror and made a mental note to get a haircut, since my hair was reaching past my nose. I parted it to the side in my signature style, and made my way downstairs. Twilight was already gone, and Fluttershy was already cooking.
“Is there anyway I can help?” I asked as I entered the kitchen.
“Oh, um, no, its alright, unless you want to”
“Of course I do, now what can I get my hands on?”
“Well, I’d appreciate it if you could cut those carrots while I work at the stove”
“Alright, I’m on it”
As I started to cut up the carrots, I found myself humming the tune of On My Way by The Cat Empire. Confound this band, they drive me to hum I hissed in my mind. But then my mind began to drift. Will I end up staying here? What is my family going to think? Can I really completely adapt to this land? I also began to think of the things that were back home that weren’t available here. Standard technology, tv, computers, movies, my moms home cooking. My family, friends, everyone I know. I decided to save the thoughts for later as I concentrated on preparing the meal. As I did, all that I could hear was Fluttershy quietly humming and the ticking of the clock on the wall.
Revelations and a Helping Hand
It was a few hours after dinner; I was lying in my bed, my mind being plagued with my thoughts from before. The dinner was mostly quiet, not an awkward one though, but understanding. Fluttershy probably noticed that I was under some mental stress, and decided to let me work it out by myself. As we were walking upstairs to go to bed, I whispered a “thank you” to her before I went into my room. I threw off my day clothing and sluggishly pulled on my pjs. I lobbed myself onto the bed and immediately started staring at the ceiling, my mind being flooded by thoughts, and the reality of my situation finally began to set in. I may never go back, what if I do, should I stay, go, can I visit, keep it a secret, bring my friends with me. At this point in time I was thinking as fast a Pinkie could talk. I couldn’t take it. I needed to get fresh air. I grabbed my sneakers and quietly moved down the stairs and out the front door. As soon as the door was shut I hopped on my bike and started riding. I didn’t know where I was going or what was going to happen next. I just kept going as fast as I could. Before I knew it, I was on a large hill overlooking Sweet Apple Acres. I was finally out of breath, so I decided to just sit there. I lied down and rubbed my hands up and down my face. As I lay there, trying to full comprehend everything, since I was hit by the reality of it like a train. Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming up the hill. I stood up quickly to see who it was. Rainbow Dash was walking towards me with a grin.
“Bit late for a bike ride, dontcha think?”
“What are you doing awake?”
“I could ask you the same question”
I slouched back down again this time just barely sitting up. I looked up at the sky.
“I just, it just hit me that I may never see my family or friends ever again, and it kinda sucks”
“I think I know what you mean” she sat down beside me. “I left all my family and friends back in Cloudsdale when I came here”
“I guess, but this is a bit different, I don’t even know how I got here, and where home is in relation to here”
“True, but hey, don’t give up hope just yet, you got here, so there has to be a way back. Until then we’ll keep you calm and comfortable”
“But that’s another thing I’m afraid of, I’m already growing fond of this place, it lacks the greed and corruption of my world. And if I become too comfortable, when the time comes, will I be able to leave”
She sat with a look of concentration.
“I see what you mean. Well, do you want us to make this place bad so it’ll be easier to leave?”
I smirked, trying to stifle a laugh. I stood up.
“Oh man, you just helped in the worst of ways”
She followed my lead and gave me a pat on the back.
“There is no point in worrying about situations that haven’t happened yet, or might not even happen”
“You’re right, thanks for the help”
“I do what I can, come on, lets get you back to Fluttershy’s house”
We started walking down the hill; I grabbed my bike as we passed it.
“That would be good, I got a job and it starts in the morning”
“Congrats, where? I want to visit ya”
“The music store in town”
“Nice, I’ll stop by around lunch, sounds good?”
“Very”
She took a glance at my bike.
“So how fast can you go on that thing?”
“Pretty fast”
“Show me”
She opened her wings and lifted herself to a stable hover as I mounted the bike and got ready. When I was, I looked to her and asked
“You ready?”
“Show me what you got”
I had the bike adjusted to a lower gear, so when I started, I launched down the hill, clicking up the gears as I sped up. As I looked back, a look of slight shock was on Dash’s face, and then she shook it off and raced after me. I looked forward again to concentrate on what was in front of me. The feeling of the wind rushing past me was exhilarating. Just as I felt my speed was about to red line, I felt a poke at the top of my head. To my surprise, it was Dash, looming just overhead, with a cocky grin on her face. That is what gave me the boost to go faster. I hit the paddle shifters one more time to kick it to the highest gear just as the cottage was coming into sight, about 800 meters out. At this moment, as I began to slowly out-speed Dash, I wish I had a speedometer, but concentrated and kept going. But before I knew it, with a huge push of energy, Dash zoomed past me and was waiting outside the cottage. I slammed on the breaks and swerved into a small burning, looking very movie-esq. I was about 3 feet from hitting her.
“Not bad…I’m actually impressed” she managed to say in between pants of exhaustion.
“Thanks…that’s the fastest…I’ve ever gone…on that thing”
“There’s…a reason… I’m the fastest around…but you… just gave me a run…for my money”
“Hehe, good…holding a title…is no fun…unless you get the chance…to defend it”
“I never… saw it…like that”
We finally managed to fully recover. I managed to speak up first.
“Well, I’m gonna head to sleep now”
“Me too, hopefully you left me with enough energy to fly home, haha”
“You’ll be fine, haha, good night”
“G’night Allen”
I opened the door cautiously as she began to fly away. I turned around for a second.
“Wait, one more thing” I called to her.
“She turned around as I got her attention.
“Huh, what’s up?” She asked with a questioning look.
“Thanks again, for the help, it means a lot”
“No problem, Ill see you tomorrow”
I snuck back inside and Dash continued to fly away. I crawled back into bed, falling asleep almost instantly, with a peaceful smile on my face, and a new calm mind, I was ready for anything that the next day would throw at me, or so I thought.
Authors note:Well its been a bit of time, but I was busy walking my grandma....... damnit I don't have an excuse, but I hope the length and progress in this chapter will make up for it, let me know if it does. Also gimme a thumbs up if I deserve it, as well as a thumbs down if you think so, just let me know why. Enjoy
“What? Did I do something wrong?”
“We just didn’t expect you to be here so early” Octavia answered.
“Yea, well you guys did say morning, and I wasn’t sure when you opened, so I woke up early just to make sure I wasn’t late in any way” I pulled myself up as I explained and stood by them as the front door was unlocked.
“Ok then, good job. One question, do you really think you need a run down on how to work at a music store?”
“Probably not, I’d imagine its quite simple”
“And you’re correct, so we can skip the whole tutorial part”
“Sweet, I just need to ask one question”
“What is it?”
“Can I listen to a summary of music from this place, I’m familiar with genres and whatnot, but can I just get to know some of it more specifically?”
“Uhh, sure, good idea, hey Vinyl”
“Yea?” Vinyl was setting up some display C.D.s as me and Octavia were talking by the register.
“Take him to the back room and set him up with some music to listen to”
“On it”
She walked past us but not before grabbing me by the arm and dragging me to the back room.
“Ow, take it easy, this is my bad arm”
“Oops, sorry about that, I can be a bit absent minded”
“Its alright, but you know you could have just asked me to follow you, right?”
“Huh, I guess I could have done that, I’ll remember that, until then, we have all the music you need back here, its organized by genre and you can pick out the artists by yourself, but I have some recommended ones on the table also, we’ll let you know if you’re needed in the front”
“Sounds good, thanks”
“No problem. And a piece of advice, stay on Octi’s good side, I’m more laid back, but she can get stingy if caught in the wrong mood”
“Alright, thanks for the heads up”
“I told you not to call me that” we head her shout from the front room.
“See? She hasn’t had her coffee yet, so she is a bit grumpy, I better get her some, see ya”
“Good luck, haha”
She ran out the room and I could hear them talking in the front, but I decided to ignore it and get to listening. The back room was pretty nice of a place, a table with a few chairs in the middle, surrounded by stacks of boxes and shelves of C.D.’s, records, and merch. I sat down at the table, took a comfortable position, put a C.D. into the player, and hit play. I was greeted with the sound of classical music, no doubt recommended by Octavia. I then spent the rest of the morning, switching from C.D. to C.D., trying to cover every genre I could find, taking mental notes on artists that I should listen to more of. I hadn’t realized how quickly time had passed, before I knew it, Octavia poked her head in and had a surprised look on. I looked around to see why she was looking at me strangely and I realized why. I was surrounded by stacks of opened C.D.s and pieces of paper about the room. Once again I pulled off the headphones and began to speak.
“Wow, I must have gotten carried away, I’m sorry, Ill clean it up, promise.”
“Well you can do that after your lunch break”
“WHAT?? Its lunch time already?”
“Yep, oh and someone is here for you”
“Huh?”
I got up and walked into the main room to see Dash looking at a shelf of music. She turned and walked up to me.
“Hey, what were you doing in the back room? I thought you would be out in front.”
“Me too, but then I realized I didn’t know much about the music here, so I’m taking the day to get more acquainted to the music”
“That makes sense, wanna grab some food?”
“Well it is my lunch break, sure”
“Alright, come on, I know a great place to eat”
We headed out of the store and started walking. We were talking more about our mutual like for adrenaline rushes and exchanged a few stories before we made it to our destination. We sat at a table and ordered our food. Our conversation continued.
“You saved her life?!”
Dash leaned back and shrugged “Yea, both Rarity and the Wonderbolts”
“And… They still haven’t let you in?”
“Yea, I’m mad about that too, but you gotta realize that there is a whole process to getting in, which includes auditions”
“Well if you ask me, you passed the audition part”
“Thanks, I can’t wait to try out next time they go around for new recruits. They don’t do it very often, only when one of them is retiring”
“Well I guess the only thing you can do until that day is practice”
“Yea, pretty much…wait, is that Pinke?”
I looked over my shoulder and, sure enough, there was the supercharged party girl skipping down the road. I looked back to Dash just as she asked me another question.
“Hey, mind if she joins?”
“Sure, the more the merrier”
Just as I finished my statement, she got up and ran over to her good friend. They exchanged a few words and were back at the table. I greeted her as she sat down.
“Hey Pinkie”
“Hiya Allen, how have you been?”
“Pretty good, I got a job, and I finally recovered from your party”
“Hm, that’s surprisingly quick for someone’s first time at my parties, Ill have to make up for it next time”
I got a bit nervous from that.
“OH NO, you don’t have to, that was the best party I’ve ever been to, there is no need to”
“Why thank you, but if one party isn’t better than the one that’s before it, what’s the point of going?”
I paused a moment to understand her logic, which actually was quite well thought out for someone of her…. personality.
“I guess you’re right, but lets give it a bit more time, haha”
“Okie dokie loki”
Our food was brought to the table and we began to eat, but it was short lived. I got up to go to the bathroom, but while I was inside, I heard a scream. It was filled with tones of fear and shock. I rushed out and only caught a glimpse of a figure running down the street with everyone in a panic, I noticed R.D. getting up to pursue the culprit. I realized the direction they were going was towards the path that lead to the forest. I started taking a shortcut that I had found in attempts to intercept them and figure out what was going on. By the time we were all out of the town limits, the forest was covering the horizon and I was slowly losing them. How could that guy run so damn fast, fast enough to not be caught by Dash? I looked behind me and noticed Pinkie trailing me. But I decided to look forward and concentrate on the chase. Before I knew it, the person had gotten into the forest and Dash was panting outside at its border. I kept running and grabbed my knife which was settled on a stump by Fluttershy’s house. I kept running and entered the forest while yelling out to Dash.
“Hey, come on, we gotta catch this guy”
“Right”
She got back up and was following me now. I could barely see the outline of the person we were chasing, and I wanted to get to the bottom of what was happening now. If this guy got the whole town to panic, he must’ve done something pretty bad. I grinned when I noticed him slowing down. I pressed harder into the forest as quickly as it would let me. I lost sight of Dash and Pinkie behind me but continued onwards. I finally caught up to the figure and tackled him. When I flipped him over I was in shock. It had leathery black skin, holes in its arms and legs, fangs, wings that looked like a cicada’s, and a jagged horn. I fell back in shock. What is this thing? It got up, looked and spoke to me.
“Who are you? We have no knowledge of who you are?”
“What’s it to ya? What the hell did you do back there?”
“I was… feeding, but I made a much greater discovery now”
“What?”
“You”
I got up and took a defensive stance. It smirked.
“You can’t beat me, don’t bother trying”
To hell with this . I lunged with my fist leading my body towards it; my knife was in a reverse holding position in my following hand, ready to slash with if the opportunity arrived. It was surprised by my lunge, which gave my first attack then chance to make contact. It did, my fist made contact with its jaw, making it to stagger backwards. But the thing took a short to recover and was ready for my next move. I went in for a kick but it was blocked. It firmly grasped my leg and twisted it, sending me into a spiral landing on the ground, on my back. It then proceeded to drop and elbow towards me, but I rolled out of the way. This thing is serious, its not gonna back down. I went for a stab with my knife, but it was caught in one if its armholes. Damn this dude is freaky. It swung its arm, which caused me to lose grip on the weapon, sending it flying, only to stick into a nearby tree. I was distracted when watching the knife, giving the creature the opening it desired to drive a knee into my gut, sending me staggering back in pain, I leaned against a tree for support. I looked up to see it rush at me again this time driving at me with a fist. Out of sheer instincts I ducked down, to look up and see its fist drive into the tree. I extended my legs, driving my body into a headbutt landing on its lower jaw, knocking it back.
“What the hell are you?” I asked, still grasping my stomach as I saw it wipe some green blood substance off the corner of its mouth.
“That is non of your concern, just stay out of my way”
It ran at me with intense speed, too fast for me to dodge, but instead of going for a body shot, it took a shot at my wounded arm, pain seared through my body like a wave. I fell back on my butt and looked up to see it walking away. I shouted.
“Get back here punk, what do you think you’re doing leaving in the middle of a fight?”
“As much as I would like to beat you to a pulp, I must go, but I’ll leave you with some advice, next time you see me, stay out of my way”
With that it disappeared into the trees and shrubbery. I staggered up and pulled my knife out of the tree. It had some green liquid on it. Heh, I managed to cut it a bit. I slumped back down in pain, only to hear a group of footsteps heading towards me. I didn’t bother to get up, but I was lucky. Aj, Dash, and Pinkie emerged and looked at me in shock. Aj spoke up.
“What in tar nation happened here?”
“Uh, I got into a bit of a fight”
“It looks like a bit more than that”
“I guess, can we get out of here?, I think my lunch break is over” I laughed to myself at my lame joke as they hoisted me up. We were out of the forest soon enough and I was sitting by the fence that separated ‘Shy’s land from the entrance of the forest.
“Are you gonna be alright?” Dash asked.
“Yea, I’ve taken worse, the bastard took a cheap shot at my bad arm though”
“C’mon lets get you fixed up, and wipe off your mouth, its making it look worse than it really is”
I wiped my forearm across my jaw to see some blood. So they don’t exaggerate it when you get hit in the gut in all of those shows. I smirked at my thoughts that caused everyone to gvie a questioning glance at each other.
“Well, I’m gonna take the rest of the day to cool off, shall we sort this out tonight”
“Sounds fair enough, lets meet up at the library”
“Ill see ya guys there”
I walked back into town and went back to work, which really wasn’t work, but hey, I had to learn. I couldn’t fully concentrate on the music, my thoughts were swarmed with what happened in the Everfree Forest. Before I knew it, I was out of work, and heading over to Twi’s place. I hope we can make sense of all this. I thought as I neared my destination.