Waking Up

Chapter 9: Celebration

By: Calamity Jay

Edited by: Sausage

"Any party is a good party as long it has beer, music, food, and more beer. Or if there's just beer then that's okay too,"

"So, every single pony in Ponyville is going to be at this party?" you ask Rainbow Dash, who is trotting next to you on your left. You had set out for Sugarcube Corner after you had pulled yourself together from Rainbow's lewd suggestion. Honestly, if the situation was different you would've accepted her offer in a heartbeat, considering the fact that you had never had a threesome before. Keep in mind, you had never been with a female of another species before up until a few days ago. Sure, you were up for many things; a threesome with mares was something that you were not too sure of right off the bat. You had barely gotten through making love to just one mare and you weren't exactly ready for that challenge. But maybe after a few drinks...

"Yeah, Pinkie always invites the whole town. She sees it as a way to make everypony happy. You don't mind do you?" she asked raising an eyebrow. Seeing as how most of the ponies in this town had reacted positively to your little introduction, you were confident that the entire town being there would not be so bad. Besides, you have your new friends there with you. However, there was still that one nagging thought in the back of your head.

"Uh, no, why would I have a problem with that? I ain't afraid of nothing," you say, pounding your chest with your fist.

"Right, coming from the same human that was shaking like a little foal on his first day of school because he was afraid to meet everypony. Okay then Mr. Tough Guy, I believe you alright," Rainbow laughed, rolling her eyes as she mocked you.

"Hey! I was not scared!" you argue.

"Yeah, you were totally scared! For a moment I thought you were gonna wet yourself or something!"

"Rainbow, leave him alone will ya? He's got enough to handle as it is without you mockin' him," Applejack demanded. "If Ah remember correctly, you were mighty terrified during the Best Young Flyers Competition. So terrified you didn't even wanna come out!"

"Yeah, but I still came out when I needed to! Remember when I saved Rarity and the Wonderbolts?" she retorted.

"True, but here ya are berating Leroy for being scared when you have been scared too. Besides, I'm sure that everything will turn out fine just like the way everything turned out fine for you," she says, nuzzling your hand, to which you respond by petting her mane.

"Yeah I guess, whatever," she concedes, rolling her eyes once again.

"Hmm, I can hardly imagine the great Rainbow Dash being scared," you tease, furthering her embarrassment. She turns and glares at you for a moment and you just give her a small smile; instead of furthering the argument, she snorts and turns away to focus on the road ahead.

"Hey, I'm just messing with you Rainbow," you say ruffling her mane a bit, she responds by giggling.

"Yeah, yeah sure big guy," she laughs.

"Right, oh by the way, AJ?" you ask.

"Yes hun?"

"Can I borrow your hat for tonight? Just in case someone gives me a nasty look?" you ask adjusting the hat.

"Of course ya can sugarcube, whatever makes you feel comfortable," she replies with a grin and a wink. "As long as you take good care of it,"

You stop for a moment, face her, kneel down, and place the hat on your chest.

"You have my most solemn word, my dear Applejack," you say, giving her a bow of your head. Okay, maybe that was a bit overdramatic.

"Alright then sugarcube, no need to be overdramatic there," she laughs. "Ah do believe you'll do your best to keep it safe,"

See? Told you so. Overly. Dramatic.

"Right, sorry," you apologize with a sheepish smile, putting the hat back on. "So how far away are we? Feels like we've been walking forever,"

"Shouldn't be too long, if you keep stopping to do your dramatic promises, it'll take us forever to get there," Rainbow deadpanned at you.

"I said I was sorry," you say shrugging your shoulders.

"I'm sure you are," she rolls her eyes again. "Hey look, we're getting close, ready to officially meet the whole town Leroy?"

"I guess so, I'm gonna have to do it one or another,"

"Don't worry about a thing Leroy. Me, Rainbow here, and the others are gunna help you if things get a little rough, right Rainbow?"

"Yeah, so don't sweat it dude!" she says, taking to the air with a wing powered leap.

"Thanks you guys, I wouldn't be able to do this without you all,"

"Hey, what are friends for?" Applejack says, nudging your hip with hers.

"Yeah," you reply, nodding your head. You then focus on the road ahead, eyeing the town. 'What are friends for?'

*Scene Break*

You had made it past the outskirts of town and right into heart of Ponyville. After cutting through the market, you had finally come across the gingerbread house style bakery known as Sugarcube Corner. Said bakery is currently the location of your 'Welcome to Ponyville' party. You and your two friends walked up close to the front porch of the restaurant, but wait, a weird feeling had struck you. You look around and see that there are absolutely no ponies around the bakery, considering the fact that there was a party to be held, you would think that this place would be full of life and noise. Hell, even the door was closed! Perhaps its possible that no one could come to the party?

"Wait a sec," you pause, a few feet from the front door. "Why is it that this place looks and feels dead, when there’s supposed a party going on? I mean, if she invited the whole town you would think there would be ponies trying to get inside,"

"Yeah well, some ponies have things to do, just cause she invited the whole town doesn't mean everypony can go Leroy," Rainbow said, shrugging her shoulders.

"She's got a point there sugarcube,"

"I know but... I just have this weird feeling. Like a great disturbance in the force," you say, putting your hand to your temple and looking off into the distance. Wow. And you are not even drunk yet.

"Uh, what are you talking about," Rainbow asks with a weirded out expression.

"Nevermind, I just have a weird feeling you guys," you say, rubbing your right eye.

"Right. Well, you gon' open the door? Or do I have to?" Applejack asks.

"Uh no, I got it,"

"What are you waiting for then?" Rainbow groans.

"Patience grasshopper,"

"Ugh, there you go with the weird references," she says, facehoofing. "Just open the stupid will you? Before I have to take a nap from how long you're taking!"

"Alright, alright! Don't your tail in a bunch," you retort, walking up to the wooden front door of the bakery. Taking a deep breath, you grip the door handle, twist, pull, and the swings open with a creak. You take one step in, seeing nothing but dark. There is no visible light as the windows all seem to have been covered up or closed. You can barely make out the outlines of a few tables in front and to the side of you. You look behind you and see that AJ and Rainbow seem to be hanging back, as if bracing for something. "Hey so where is every-"

Suddenly, your question was answered by one word, from a multitude of ponies.

"SURPRISE!"

Next thing you knew you were on the ground, on your ass, heart pounding, and ears slightly ringing. When they had shouted, your eyes widened way beyond their normal ability and quite honestly the face you made was actually hilarious. Definitely one that was worth taking a picture of. Anyways back to the task at hand.

"Leroy! I'm so glad you could make it! We've been waiting forever!" Pinkie shouted, springing out from the crowd of ponies. The lights had turned on and a disco ball was set aglow, illuminating the entire room. Towards the back corner of the bakery, was the DJ stand, complete with turntables, lights, sub woofers, and a snow white Unicorn mare with an electric blue mane and purple lens sunglasses over her eyes, who was nodding her head to the beat while tending to the records on the turntables. The music had started playing immediately after you had the life scared out of you. To be quite honest, the music had a very catchy beat and ponies all around the room were already dancing to the song that was playing.

"Yeah, I'm glad that I could make it as well Pinkie!" you shout back, grinning ear to ear. "After a bit of encouragement from Applejack and Rainbow Dash, but how come everyone yelled 'Surprise'? I already knew about the party!"

"I know that silly! But to make it even more fun, I decided for everypony to shout 'Surprise!' when you walked in! What do you think of your party?" she asked. The party was absolutely phenomenal, from the food, to the entertainment, and especially the music. You feel as happy as you've ever been, no one has ever offered to throw you a party like this. No less for free!

"I love it Pinkie, no one has gone to such great effort to make sure I have a good time," you kneel down in front of her and open your arms for a hug, to which she happily responds by placing her forelegs on your shoulders and embracing you back. "So, what's the plan for tonight?" you ask, rising up from your hug.

"Well, the others are over there by the counter," she points a hoof over to the left side of the bakery, where Twilight, Rarity, and even Fluttershy were indeed waiting. They obviously had noticed your presence, so when you looked their way, they waved and smiled at you. Fluttershy kind of just blushed and hid behind her mane, giving a hint of a smile. Nevertheless you wave back and give a smile of your own. Hell, all this smiling will probably make your face split. "We can go hang out and talk for a bit while enjoying the party. Oh! Make sure you try the cake that I whipped up for you! Its really goooood!"

"I'll be sure to try it Pinkie," you say to the hyperactive party pony, laughing at her antics. "What else after that?"

"We're gonna do a Q&A type thing where you get to introduce yourself to everypony, then after that, we're gonna paaaaarrrtaaayyyy all night long! Doesn't that sound great?!" she asks with a smile that could rip a hole in the fabric of space-time.

"It sounds fun as hell Pinkie," you reply, trying to match the magnitude of her smile, but with all your effort there is no way you could pull that off. You, Rainbow, AJ, and Pinkie traverse through the sea of party going ponies, stopping along the way to bump a few hooves and greeting them as well. Soon, you reach the counter where your friends are waiting.

"Hey there girls!" you greet happily.

"Hello Leroy!"

"Leroy! Glad you could make it!"

"Um, hey, Leroy," you could barely make out what Fluttershy was saying, but you politely greet her nonetheless.

"Leroy, we're so glad you could make it! I'm sure that Rainbow Dash and Applejack had to convince you?" Twilight asked.

"Uh yeah, I'll be honest they kinda had to encourage me to come. Hell, they had to convince me to open the door. You could say I had a hunch that Pinkie would pull something like that," you chuckle, everyone else laughing along with you. Hmm, for some reason, laughing with them brings back a sense of deja vu. On your daily trips to the bar, you would have little chats with Johnny the bartender, every now and then having a laugh. However, those laughs were bitter, either because you were laughing at something such as your boss being a grade A bitch, one of your co-workers messing up, or some other gossip. All the while you would be shit face drunk while laughing with Johnny. You always thought that Johnny was some what of a friend, but in the end he was most likely just having pity on you or just doing his job as a bartender; which usually involved listening to his customers complain about one thing or another.

But now...

Now, you were sharing laughs with peo-ponies, who actually cared about you. Ponies who actually cared about how you were doing. Ponies who wanted to help you feel better and make you a happier human. Its truly ironic, even though theses girls weren't human, they would actually pass for better humans than the ones you knew back on Earth. Maybe if your world had more people like this, then perhaps there would not have been so much pain and suffering. Maybe Earth would actually be a happy place and things would have turned out differently for you and your parents. Thinking back on your parents, you wonder if maybe they actually thought about you from time to time. Did they ever wonder if you were doing okay? Then again, you remember that you went so far as to deleting their numbers from your phone, just to get them out of your life. You think about these things as you talk and laugh with these wonderful mares, but to avoid becoming depressed in a cheerful setting, you push these thoughts aside. Just in time when you feel someone poking your abdomen.

"Eh? What's going on?" you say, coming out of your stupor.

"Y'all alright there hun? Got somethin' on your mind?" Applejack asks as the others are talking.

"Uh, yeah just thinking about things,"

"What kinda things?" she asks with a hint of concern in her voice.

"Just some things that happened back on Earth, I'll tell you about later okay?"

"Alright then Leroy, but try to enjoy the party okay?" she says, rearing up on her hind legs to nuzzle your neck. "This party is for you, sugarcube, we all want ya to enjoy yourself alright? Besides, y'all got my hat with ya, that makes ya feel a lil’ better don't it?"

"Yeah I guess it does," you reply, adjusting the hat again. "Again, thank you for lending it to me AJ, I really appreciate,"

"Its mah pleasure Leroy," she licks your cheek affectionately and nuzzles you once again. You once again flinch when you feel her warm tongue go up the side of your cheek, making your face look flushed. She notices this and laughs. "Ah take it you don't like it when Ah do that?"

"Nah, no its just a weird feeling. Not everyday I would get licked on the cheek by someone,"

"Well, better get used to it then," she then proceeds to lick your cheek over and over again, making you giggle like a boy.

"Alright, alright stop I get the message," you say, gently pushing her away to stop the licking.

"Ok Ah'll stop, but ya know, we have some unfinished business to attend to after the party," she coos into your ear.

"Really? Huh," you say blankly. "Would you need some help plowing a field or something of that sort?"

"Mhm, Ah think there's a certain field for you to plow. And that field is just aching for you to plant your apple seeds on it," she breathes into your ear.

"Oh, well I'll make sure to get the tiller out then and the apple seeds as well," wow, your cluelessness is a marvel.

"Leroy, Ah meant sex," she deadpanned at you. Seriously, you are more comprehending when you're drunk.

"Oh right, well as I always say, I'll see what I can do," you say, putting your best charming smile and tipping the hat down just a bit over your eyes. That hat really does give you confidence doesn't it?

"Okay then, Ah'm gonna hold ya to that," she says, getting back down on all fours.

"Hey Leroy," you hear Twilight call your name.

"What's up Twilight?" you ask. Certainly this must be about your new powers. Soft Hoof must have informed her about them.

"I need to talk to you about something real quick, mind if we go sit at a table?" she asks, gesturing to a table by the wall next to the counter.

"Sure Twilight, hey I'll be back. Okay AJ?"

"Alright with me sugarcube, hurry back now,"

With that, you follow her over to the table and pull back a chair to sit in. However you notice that the table and the chair seem to be a bit short for you. Twilight simply climbs up into the chair and lets her legs dangle over the edge, while she places her forelegs onto the table. Your knees come up close to your midsection, but you still do the same and place your arms on the table. "What's on your mind, Twi?"

"Back on your last day at the hospital, Dr. Soft Hoof had informed me of some interesting developments with your anatomy. How have you been feeling?"

"I've been feeling alright I guess, nothing bad. Still got all my limbs," you chuckle, gesturing to your body.

"Right, well, he told me that your bones and organs have become more resilient, making your whole body more durable. Have you taken any serious blows that may have otherwise crippled you?"

"Uh no I don't believe I have,"

"Good, wouldn't want that to happen. Now, he also mentioned, and nurse Sunny as well, that you have gained some magical abilities. Care to give a little bit of an explanation of your side of the story?"

"Well, far as I can see, I have really awesome powers and I never thought I'd be able to lift things with my mind,"

"That's true, you are the first of your kind to use magic. But what have you done thus far with your magic?"

"Uh well, in my hospital room, I managed to lift a single book that you gave me. But when nurse Sunny came in I focused my attention on her, then the book went flying at her head. Thankfully it didn't hit her, but I had no idea it would actually go and almost take her head off,"  you say with a grimace, looking down at the table.

"Hey, you had no idea how to use magic, your first time no less. But let me guess, they told you not to use your magic and you did it anyways?" she asks raising an eyebrow.

"Well..." you begin to say, rolling your eyes.

"I thought so," she giggles. "What else have you done?"

"When I was attacked by three adorable fillies, I managed to levitate all of them off of me with little trouble. It was strange, not a day ago I had barely learned how to lift one object, but then I find myself lifting three tiny ponies. And when AJ's big brother tried to smash me, for some reason I conjured a shield and blocked his attack. Its really weird, how can something like that happen? I have little to no experience with Equestrian magic!"

"Well, back in my archives, I read up on certain events like this that have happened before; where creatures gain magical prowess through unknown ways. But I wasn't able to find anything, all the recorded cases were just a Griffin coming across an artifact that grants magical abilities temporarily or some other incident like that. However, during the research sessions, I scanned the area around your body and in your body as well. From what me and the doctors had seen, you seem to absorbing the magical aura at an alarming rate. When we scanned you, you already had a substantial reserve of magical power within you. We discussed the possibilities and we believe that when Soft Hoof applied the Class III healing spells to your injuries, you most likely absorbed the massive amount of magic that was used in the spell. And you've been here for over a week already, so I can only imagine how much magic you've absorbed. For all we know, your reserve power is probably close to being on par with mine; considering from you've told me, it most likely is," as she finished her explanation, you were awestruck at how she had drawn up a most likely accurate hypothesis at how the magical aura was affecting your body.

"Wow, so uh, how long did it take you to come up with that conclusion?" you ask. "I'm sure it must've take you a couple of hours right? Right?" she looked at you with a cute blushing smile. "It didn't take you that long did it?"

"Umm, about five to ten minutes actually. Would've been four, but Spike needed my help with some other thing," she said, rolling her eyes and waving a hoof. "So, what do you think?"

She is absolutely amazing isn't she?

"Twilight, you truly are the Element of Magic. If I had a drink right now I would most definitely drink to you," you say holding out your hand as if you had a-

"Here ya go Leroy! Some hard apple cider!" Pinkie said, appearing out of nowhere and placing a drink into your outstretched hand. Before you could say anything, she turned tail and disappeared into the crowd of partying ponies. Well, that was certainly something that... just happened. What is with that mare?

"I uh, thanks?" you say, still staring in the direction the hyperactive pony ran off to. "Anyways, here's to you Twilight," you raise the glass of cider. "The most intelligent mare I have ever seen," you take a swig of your drink, tasting the strong sweetness of apples, but with the slight burn of alcohol. "Wow, this is pretty good, real sweet," you take another swig.

"You should taste Apple Family hard cider, way better than the brand that Pinkie use for the party," Twilight commented.

"What brand is this?" you ask, looking at the glass.

"I think its called Manehattan's Finest. But believe me, when apple cider season comes to Sweet Apple Acres, you'll have the chance to taste the best apple cider in all of Equestria!"

"Hmm, when is that coming?" you ask, hoping there might be a chance to taste some good alcoholic beverages.

"Well, right now we're in the fall, winter is right around the corner, and Cider season is in spring,"

"How long are your seasons?" you had no idea how they're years, months, and days actually go, "In fact how is time measured here in Equestria?"

"Well, we have our four seasons, each season is about three months, each month is six weeks, each week is seven days. And right now we're in the last month of fall, in the second week, and today is the third day of the week and the weekend is about two days away,"

"Huh, your measurement of time is similar to ours. We have seasons as well, but what's even stranger is that we were in fall as well. Weird..." you put a hand to your chin, what you always do when you ponder.

"Yeah that is strange," she agrees, mimicking your pose by putting a hoof to her chin. "I might have to look into that later, but for now we might as well put all this aside and enjoy the party, right?"

"That we should, wanna head back with the others?" you offer, rising out of your seat and gesturing to the others, all of them still chatting at the counter.

"Sure! Let's go!" she gets up and trots happily with you back to your friends, where they were in the middle of a conversation. You walk over to where Applejack stood and lean against the counter, standing by her side. She once again rears up and goes up to hold on to your shoulders, and nuzzle you once again.

"So, what'd y'all talk about?" she asks, still nuzzling.

You nuzzle her back and respond, "Oh just about my super awesome magical powers, nothing too big,"

"Hmm, sounds interestin'"

"Eeyup, sure does," you chuckle.

For a little while you enjoy the company of your friends, chatting away about things that had happened the day before, something funny that took place in the past, or whatever else you all could think of. To make things a little less awkward between you and Fluttershy, you tried to talk with her (when you called her name, she squeaked and flew behind the counter; after which it took some calming her down) about what kind of animals she had back at her cottage. To which she replied that she had all kinds of animals, ranging from small birds, rabbits, squirrels, and she even said that she housed a bear. You were quite surprised that a small, timid, and frail mare like her could actually take care of a huge bear. But then Rainbow Dash pointed out that I had never witnessed 'The Stare'. You were puzzled as to what the stare was and asked the shy little Pegasus what exactly 'The Stare' was. With encouragement from Dash, she reluctantly demonstrated her little ability. After she finished, you swore that not even Mom gave you a look as intense as that, to the point where you couldn't even move, much to the amusement of the others.

It seemed as though hours had passed having fun with your new friends, sharing laughs and stories. You had told them a few amusing stories about your past ventures with the few close friends you had made on Earth. You could not believe how much a good time you were having with these equines, it had been so long since you had this much fun while sober. Had it been that long, that you actually forgot what a good time felt like? What it feels like to have friends that sincerely wanted to be your friends and not for their personal gain? All this laughter... Happiness... and friendship...

"Hey! Leroy! Its time!" Pinkie bounced over to where you were standing, looking as excited as ever.

"Time!? Morphin' Time?" you ask jokingly.

"No silly! Time for you to officially introduce yourself to everypony! Come here quick!" she says, beckoning you with a hoof.

"Alright then be right there!" you turn to Applejack, "I'll be back AJ,"

"Okay sugarcube, you be careful up there ya hear?" you lean down and give her a quick kiss on the lips. "And knock 'em dead alright?"

"I think I'll be able to, just had a drink. I'm much more likeable with a bit of alcohol in me," you joke, putting down the empty glass on the counter.

"Oh just get up there will ya," she then nudges your back with her head, pushing you towards the crowd. You swim past the crowd and reach the dance floor where Pinkie was waiting for you by the DJ stand. "So, what's the word Pinkie?"

"Let me just talk to Vinyl real quick!" she goes behind the turntables to where the DJ pony was working and jamming out. The white mare, who you now know as Vinyl, takes off headphones, raises her sunglasses over her horn (ah, so she has red eyes eh?), and turns her attention to Pinkie who whispers something into her ear. You see her laugh for a brief moment, then turn her attention back to the turntables. You hear the record scratch and the music stops, you then see her step out from behind the stand with a microphone in her magical blue colored grasp.

"Alright everypony can I please have your undivided attention for a second?" you see everyone turn their attention to you and Vinyl. "First off I would like to thank everypony for coming out tonight, I just absolutely love playing music for all you beautiful ponies," after she says that, the crowd bursts into a round of hoofstomps and cheers. "I'd also like to give props to Pinkie for planning this kick ass party for all to enjoy! Thank you, Pinkie," she says, winking and pointing a hoof at the pink party pony. "Now, that that's over with, I'd like to introduce to you all our very special guest. From what I am told this party was planned for the sole purpose of welcoming him to our cute little town. So please help in giving a good ol' Ponyville welcome, to our special guest and Equestria's first ever human, Leroy Evans!"

The crowd once again broke into a round of cheers and hoofstomps. In response to their cheers, you take off your hat and give a polite bow.

"So Mr. Human, got any words to say?" she asks, floating the mic over to you.

You lean over and speak into it. "Uh well," you clear your throat, "First I'd like to thank Pinkie who went to great lengths to plan this magnificent party for me. Thanks Pinkie!" you wave at her in the crowd.

"No problem!" you see her hop in the air over everyone.

"And uh, well, I'd also like to thank you guys for coming out as well. You know its been awhile since I've been to a good party like this actually," you chuckle, rubbing the back of your neck. Vinyl then takes back the mic.

"Well let's make sure you have one hell of a time! What do you say everypony?" she shouts out to the crowd.

They cheer in response.

"So, tell us a bit about yourself," Vinyl says, floating the mic back to you.

"Sure thing, but I don't think I caught your name, mind telling me what it is?"

"Not at all! Name's Vinyl, Vinyl Scratch! Otherwise known as DJ Pon-3, with a three! DJ Pon-3 in the streets and Vinyl Scratch in the sheets," she says, with a sly tone and smile... aimed at you... oh dear...

She floats the mic back to you. "Right, awesome. Well, a little about myself, where do I begin?" you scratch your chin a bit, wondering where to start talking about your colorful life. "Not much to tell really. I uh, went to college, got a business degree, I play a bit of music, and I'm also into acting as well,"

"Really? Sounds cool doesn't it?" Vinyl asks the crowd, all of them murmuring in agreement. "So, you think you can answer a few question anypony might have?"

"Uh sure, I'd love to answer questions,"

"Right, so who has a question?!" you see a few hooves raised and for some reason you see Pinkie's hoof raised as well. "Yes you!" she says, pointing her hoof at someone in the crowd. A creme colored Earth pony mare with a blue and pink mane steps out from the crowd. "So what do you got to ask?" the creme mare looks up at you and asks her question.

"So, where do you come from Mr. Leroy?" she asks with a high pitched voice.

"Good question that, I actually come from another dimension, from a planet called Earth. Which is in many ways similar to Equestria,"

"Really how?"

"Well there's animals and trees and stuff, but there's no magic at all and of course there are a significant amount of humans,"

"Wow, so there's a lot more from where you came from?"

"Oh yeah, a lot more actually," you chuckle.

"Awesome, thanks for answering my question,"

"What's your name by the way? If you don't mind telling me, I'd like to get to know everyone in Ponyville,"

"Oh, my name's Bon Bon, nice to meet you!" you walk over to her and bump her hoof. She trots off happily into the crowd.

"Hokay, next question! Anypony?" Vinyl asks, resulting in more hooves being raised. "Yes you!"

A blue unicorn mare with a blue and white mane steps out from the crowd. "Hi! My name's Colgate! Colgate Minuette!"

Ha! Colgate! Like the toothpaste brand!

"Nice to meet you Colgate!" you use all your force not to laugh at her name. "So, what would you like to ask?"

"Why are you so tall?" she asks cutely, looking up at you. It was quite adorable the way she looked up at you with those big blue eyes- okay back to the question!

"Uh well, I am bipedal, so I stand on two legs and these are my hands which I use for many things in my day to day activities," you say, stretching out your arms and flexing your fingers.

"Whoa, they look like the way Griffins have their talons! Except they're not sharp!" she exclaims, looking at your hands.

"So, anything else you wanna ask me?"

"Nope! Thanks!" she trots back into the crowd.

"Any other questions?" Vinyl asks, you spend about fifteen minutes answering a few questions. Some were typical, such as what did you like to do for fun, favorite food, and the sort. Some were silly, such as what kind of salad you liked or the kind of ointment you used for rashes. And some were about how humans behaved, you didn't really want to roast your own species, so you decided to tell them the positive things about Earth. At the end, Vinyl had asked a question you were not prepared to answer.

"So, I know you've been in Equestria for a little more than a week right?"

"Eeyup, that's right,"

"So, have you got your eye on anypony? Anypony caught your eye yet? Hmm?" she asked in a sly tone. Whoa, you did not see that coming. How are you going to get out of this one. buddy?

"Well uh," you start, rubbing the back of your neck and blushing; you definitely were not going to tell them you had sex with Applejack simply because you could, so you decided to be vague. "I kinda do have my eye on a certain mare that has caught my eye, but I don't know if you all know her,"

"Really? Think you'd mind telling us who that lucky mare is?"

Oh dear, Level Four Emergency, CODE RED, CODE RED!

"Umm, she's a nice mare. Although I haven't known her for that long, but I've seen that she is a special mare with a big heart," you look out into the crowd and see that Applejack is looking straight at you. You continue with caution. "From what others have told me, she is kind-hearted, strong, and well just great overall. The week and a half that I've spent with her, may as well have been a year and a half, because that's what it honestly feels like," you look over to her again and see that she developed a small loving smile. "I remember my mother telling me that when I saw the girl of my dreams, it'd feel like my heart was like a bird flying away. And well I felt just that, when I met her,"

"Wow, so you really like this mare don't you?"

"Yeah, you could most definitely say that," you take another glance over at Applejack, and see that she is beaming at you. As you looked into her eyes, you could see a small little twinkle in her emerald irises. At that, you were sure you said the right words. Hopefully.

"You still haven't told us who this special mare is ya know," she says in a mocking tone, waggling the mic at you.

"Well I hope she doesn't mind if I do this," once more you look over to her and see her give you the 'sure go ahead' nod. Here goes nothing. "Applejack?" everyone turns and looks to where she stands, you hear a few gasps and a mare scream in glee when you said her name. "Would you please join me up here?"

Without hesitation, she begins to trot to the dance floor with a big smile on her face. The whole crowd begins to cheer and stomp their hooves as she trots up to where you stood. She reaches the dance floor and stands right next to you, still with a smile on her face.

"So, it appears that Ponyville's very own Applejack has caught the eye of Equestria's very first human, ain't this just nice? Whaddaya say Ponyville? Think they'd make a great couple?"

The crowd cheers in agreement.

"Any words to say Applejack?" she floats the mic over to the apple farmer.

"All Ah can say that Ah'm mighty flattered, but in all honesty Ah think maybe we would make a good couple. Ah think my friends do too,"

Wow, so maybe she does actually have feelings for you, however fast things were going they were going smooth.

"So! How about a nice little slow dance, for this cute couple?" the crowd once again cheers in agreement as Vinyl goes back to the turntables. She takes out a record, flips it over a couple times, places it on the platter, puts the needle on the edge of the disc, and soon a nice, slow, jazzy waltz tune started playing.

"How are we gonna do this Leroy?" she asks, looking up at you. You weren't sure how exactly to go at this, so you do the first thing that comes to mind.

"Here, get up on your hindlegs real quick,"

"Okay," she rears up and places her forelegs on your shoulders. "Now what?"

"Just hold on to my shoulders, and I place my hands on your waist," you place your hands a little below her midsection. "From here, just follow my lead,"

"Follow your lead?"

"Do you trust me," you ask, looking into her eyes. At this position, her head came a little higher than your chest, right below your chin.

"Ah do trust ya,"

"Then come sway with me," you say grinning. You follow the slow rhythm and move your feet accordingly, swaying side to side. All the while you maintain eye contact with her. As you sway to the music, time seems to slow down and the mare singing the song was hypnotising.

"You had me, at the first moment"

"I never thought, that love at first sight, was a possibility"

"But I guess, not everything is always the way I see~"

"And now, I can say, for the very first time in a long time, I am in love"

"Oh yes, for the first time, in a long time!"

"For the first time, I am... in love... with you... yeah..."

The song ended and somewhere in the middle of your dance, Applejack had laid her head on your chest lovingly. The crowd had cheered when the dance finished and after Applejack got back on all fours you gave a polite bow to the crowd, finishing off your stunning performance.

"Okay everypony!" Vinyl's voice rang out from the amplifiers. "Let's get this party pumped up! Get your tails on the dance floor and shake what your momma gave you!" at that everyone had filed onto the dance floor.

"What are you waiting for Vinyl!?" you call out to her.

"Hold on, wait for it. Give me a sec," she puts on her headphones and slides down her sunglasses. Brace yourself. "In three..." she takes out a record, "two..." she places it on the platter, "one..." she slides the needle onto the record and...

"DROP IT!"

Suddenly the whole bakery seems to explode as the loud house music breaks out from the speakers. You even felt yourself being blown away by the strong wave of catchy dance music. Vinyl was jamming away at the turntables and everyone else was jumping, stomping, and hopping to the beat. You even decided to break out a few moves of your own, which just involved you jumping up and down on your toes. Applejack began dancing as well and the way she moved was captivating. The way she confidently moved her body to the beat, as if her moves were an embodiment of the music itself. So to keep up with her you decide to get creative by bringing your arms into the equation, moving them this way and that along to the beat. Still, no matter how hard you tried, you could not match Applejack's energy.

As the party went on, a ring formed in the center of the dance floor. Where, unsurprisingly, Pinkie Pie had taken the center. After you had a few of Manehattan's Finest apple cider, you boldly challenged Pinkie to a dance off. She happily accepted and since you were borderline drunk, you magically became a better dancer. So you broke out a few moves such as 'The Robot', 'The Running Man',  'The Shuffle', hell you even did a 'Good 'Ol Texas Cowboy Jig'. Much to your surprise, the party mare matched you move for move, and later explained the names of her dance moves. Apparently, they were just ponified versions of your dance moves, such as 'The Robo Pony', 'The Trotting Pony', and even 'The Pony Shuffle'. Quite amusing, really. She even managed to match your jig, which was just a series of stomps of her hooves.

However good the apple cider was, you managed not to drink too much; so as to not make an ass of yourself. After your little dance battle with Pinkie, you stood off to the side with Applejack to cool off and enjoy her company.

"So, am Ah really that special?" she asks, giving you a half lidded smile.

"Oh yeah, even though I haven't known you for long, it feels like I've known you for years," you say, taking a sip from the cider bottle.

"You sure that ain't the cider talkin'" she says, laughing at your half buzzed state.

"Of course I am, I'm as honest as honest can be," you put down the bottle, "Why would I lie to the Element of Honesty?"

"I dunno, many ponies have done that before," she looks down at the ground, but you gently grab her chin, making her eyes lock with yours.

"Look, I don't know who those terrible ponies were, but whoever they are, I'm sure they are regretting lying to the most honest mare in Equestria. As for me, I would never lie to you or hurt you in any way. Not in a million years,"

She takes your hand in her hoof and nuzzles it affectionately. "Ya really mean that, Leroy?"

"Every word, and no that's not the cider talking either," you chuckle, picking up the bottle to take another sip.

"So, ya think that cider's any good?" she asks.

"Its alright, but I'm told that Apple Family Cider is even better," you say, looking at the bottle.

"Mhm that's right, but you know what else is good about the Apple family," she rears up and gets close to you, her forelegs on your shoulders. "Ya know what else Apple family mares are good at?

"Umm, making apple pies?"

"Nope, think a little harder now," she circles her hoof on your chest.

"How bout, candy apples?"

"How's about we say goodbye to everypony here, we head back to the barn, and Ah show you the other thing that Apple family mares are good at," she kisses your cheek affectionately.

"Well if you're talking about sex, I think you've already showed me that," you say with a smirk.

"That's true, but wait til ya see how Ah do it when nopony is watchin'," she whispers, giving your ear a tentative lick. Well, that pretty much seals the deal.

Soon after your little talk with AJ, you say goodbye to all of your friends and newly made friends as well. Of course they asked why you had to leave so soon. Saying 'Oh me and Applejack are going to her barn to have wild, passionate sex' was not a viable option; so you improvised and said that you were feeling a little worn out from dancing and decided to call it a night. So they agreed and said their goodbyes and promises were made to see each other tomorrow. You and Applejack walked out the door and set off into the moonlit night, making the journey back to the farm.

Little did your friends know, that your night was not over yet and a certain apple farmer was keen on giving you a good 'roll in the hay'.