Where Do I Belong? What Is My Purpose?!

Chapters

Chapter 1: Arrival
Chapter 2: Staying With Friends
Chapter 3: Zebra Of The Forest
Chapter 4: The Race
Chapter 5: The Hole
Chapter 6: Promises
Chapter 7: Alone With Your Thoughts
Chapter 8: The "You" Inside
Chapter 9: For The Ones We Love
Chapter 10: The Choice

Chapter 1: Arrival

Chapter 1: Arrival

The train from Canterlot is pulling into the Ponyville station, seeing as you can hear the breaks screeching. It's something you've heard quite a few times in the last week, seeing as this is the fifth train ride you've taken on your way too Ponyville. You heard that it's the only town in Equestria that has a place for everyone, and where you can fit in no matter what your special talent is. Only one thing that differs from you and every other pony that's had the same idea you do. You have no idea what your cutie mark even means, and that's one other reason why you wanted to come to this town. You think, that if you hang out with the ponies here you might be able to figure it out.

Looks like the train stopped while you were going over why you were even on the train, seeing as the conductor was prodding you with his hoof. Apparently you're the last one on the train, as it was fairly late it wouldn't be leaving until the morning anyways, but you get off nonetheless, you want to use this time to look around the town. You step off the train, and see that the station is already empty, ponies must have been really eager to go home. From first glance Ponyville seems like a little Hamlet, even though it's so close to the capitol, from the front of the station you can see the local farm over a hill, the library, a cloud house, the Everfree, and a house that looked like it was made out of gingerbread. What an interesting town you think to yourself as you start walking towards the hotel where you were staying until you found a house for yourself. You quickly readjusted your saddlebags, as they had begun to slip off due to how much was stuffed in them, and right after, you began the walk to the hotel.

Well, you would have, if you weren't suddenly staring into a pink pony's face. You didn't know what to do, seeing as she had a very large smile on her face, which, you had to admit, was fairly cute. You've never been so happy that you had an almost unbeatable poker face until this moment. The pink pony that was staring you down then blinked, and frowned. "You're good at staring contests! We should do that again sometime!" the pink pony shouted, "Oh yeah, are you new to Ponyville, because I've never seen you before, and I know everyone in Ponyville, yet I've-". She was cut off by an orange hoof, and for the first time you realized that there were other ponies around you and her. "Pinkie, remember what we said about talking ponies' ears off?" the orange mare said with a southern accent, "I apologize for my friend here, she's always like this I'm afraid". Now you knew that the two of them were friends. "It's fine, it's actually nice to meet some kind ponies, even if one of them is a bit energetic." you say while backing away from the pink one, who at some point had gotten so close that your nuzzles were touching. "So you are new to Ponyville! That means I have to throw you a party!" the pink pony yelled yet again, "Oh but wait, it's too late for that, but we could do it tomorrow!" While the orange pony put her hoof to her face, you simply gave the pony a smile, knowing that might be a good place for you to meet the people you're now living with.

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You wake up in your hotel room stiff and sore, but that's what you get for getting a room in the cheapest hotel in the entire town. You take a quick shower, then headed out to find that pink pony you met last night. You would have asked for the two girls names, but they rushed off before you had a chance. As you start making your way to the own square, thinking that if you go there you might see her pass by on her way to work, where ever that might be. Though it seems like that won't be necessary as you are suddenly bombarded by a pink blur, who seemingly fell out of the sky. "Hey, you're that new pony from yesterday, I forgot to introduce myself! I'm Pinkie Pie, nice to meet you!" she yelled while she splayed out across your back, bending like a professional gymnast. "Hi Pinkie, I'm Chocolate Wings, but most of my friends call me Choco, and I guess you can too if you want" you respond, knowing that it's common to tell someone your name after they tell you their's.

"Okie Dokie, then I'll call you Choco! Now, come with me, I have a surprise for you!" Pinkie said while tugging you away.

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You quickly arrived at the gingerbread house you saw last night, but now you see that it's a bakery called Sugar Cube Corner. Pinkie then drags you towards the door, obviously this is where she wanted to bring you, maybe she was going to bake you a cupcake or something. As you entered the bakery you hear the pink pony whisper, "Now!"

"SURPRISE!"

Suddenly the lights turned on and you saw a group of ponies, almost enough to fill the store, around you. Each of them had huge grins on their face. "Welcome to Ponyville! Ponyville, this is Choco! Choco, this is Ponyville!" Pinkie said while wrapping her foreleg around your neck. You managed to see the orange mare from before standing among the crowd. As the party got underway you decided to go talk to her, but it seems that Pinkie had other plans for you.

"Time to introduce you to my friends!" she said while dragging you over to a small group of ponies

"This is Rainbow Dash!" she said while pointing to a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane, who nodded in response.

"This is Twilight Sparkle!" she said while pointing to a purple Unicorn, who also nodded.

"This is Rarity!" she said while pointing to a very well dressed white Unicorn, who struck a pose when she was called.

"This is Applejack!" she said while pointing at the familiar orange mare.

"And this!" she grabbed something before finishing, "is Fluttershy!"

Fluttershy was another Pegasus, who had a light yellow coat and beautiful pink hair. Although she looked amazing, the same could be said for all of them. You felt a little bit of joy when you realized you now knew 6 beautiful mares, and from what you could tell, none were accounted for. Oh well, it just means more for you! you think to yourself while you began to talk with each of them.

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The party lasted almost all day, and in the end it was you, and the six mares you had been personally introduced to. Then came the question you had prepared yourself for, "What's your cutie mark stand for?" you were asked by a young filly surprisingly. You had no idea when she got here, but you turned to respond anyways.

"I have no idea, it just showed up when I was sleeping one night" you say, apparently loud enough for everyone to hear.

"What? But dear, how could you not know, even at your age?" asked Rarity.

"Well, I've never found one thing I'm exceptionally good at, but the things that are present in the mark, and definitely some of my better talents."

Then you were suddenly being looked at by Pinkie, who was obviously inspecting your cutie mark. "Are you good at flying, making chocolate, and farming?"

"Yeah, how did you guess, usually people say something like making candy apples, but you hit the nail right on the head" you say, completely dumbfounded as to how she was able to guess it so easily.

"WE SHOULD MAKE CHOCOLATE FOR EVERYPONY!" she yelled out, causing you to take flight out of fear.

"Okay, but I don't know if this place will have everything I'll need" you say, being completely honest about it.

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After around an hour later you emerged from the bakery's kitchen, accompanied by the sweet smell of fresh chocolate, and one very tired party pony. "Chocolate's done!" you say, energetically to the group of ponies that had waited to get a taste of your chocolate. You quickly set it down and then ran back into the kitchen and brought even one a glass of milk, telling them to drink it if the chocolate was too strong or too hot. Although it seemed like they all liked it, you did feel a bit nervous for some reason that you couldn't quite place.

"Oh. My. Gosh! These are delicious! How did you learn to make it like this?!" Rainbow Dash asked after finishing her first mouthful.

"Well, I've always been able to make it like that."

"What happened to Pinkie by the way, she looks like she's actually tired for once" Applejack asked.

"It was pretty hard work, so I think she got tired out from all of it."

"So why aren't you tired?"

"I have great stamina, I always have, it helps when doing things like this or when flying fast."

"You fly fast? How fast?" Rainbow budded into your conversation at the mention of speed.

"Well, I've never really measured it, but from what I've been told I'm extremely fast" you answer while floating slightly above the ground.

"You ever think of joining the Wonderbolts?"

"Please don't mention them, they're one of the reasons I decided to come here" you answer while hanging your head.

"Why, they're the fastest and best flyers in the world, why do you make it sound like you're avoiding them?"

"Because I am"

Suddenly the door opens, and a light blue stallion walks in. "Hey, do you guys have any pie here, I'm really..." he begins.

"Hey! Finally found you, why'd you come here, we only wanted you to join us, you didn't need to run from us!"

Suddenly you felt all eyes on you, obviously looking for some explanation as to why Soarin was looking for you, and why you would run from a chance to join the Wonderbolts.

How's the story so far? I decided to create another story so I could hone my writing skills before trying to make a sequel.

Chapter 2: Staying With Friends

Chapter 2: Staying With Friends

Looks like the news got out, and judging by their looks, you'd end up telling them anyways, so you decide to tell them now.

"I was scouted by Spitfire to join the Wonderbolts after she saw me flying around my home town," you begin as you take a seat, "See said that I was faster than any other Pegasus she'd ever seen come out of a northern town. Apparently because our winter lasts longer for some reason, the Pegasi from up north are never expected to be able to reach a high speed, and usually end up helping the farm ponies for most of their life."

You glanced at the group of mares that you had been partying with, all of them were paying full attention to you. "I turned Spitfire down when she asked me to join, but she just continued to ask until I heard about Ponyville, how this is a place you can go to when you need help or just want a normal life. So I then talked to my parents and was about to leave, but then Spitfire did something that caught me off completely off guard..." you trailed off, thinking of the best way to explain it.

"She had been hounding me for almost a year, every chance she got she would come and see me, and then try to get me into the Wonderbolts" you say, "Apparently, at some point during the year she developed a slight, well, um..."

"What is it dear, you can tell us, we wouldn't dare tell a soul, right girls?" Rarity said, and was met by 5 nods from her friends.

"She had a crush on me"

You could swear you heard 7 jaws hit the floor after you said that, you wanted one of them to say something, but when you hear that a superstar fell for a simple, unknown Pegasus, your brain can't exactly form words.

"You! It was you all this time!" Soarin yelled while charging at you, "You're the one she was spending her time with?!"

"What the? PUT ME DOWN YOU SON OF A BITCH!" you screamed as Soarin trapped you against the ceiling.

"Every time I asked her on a date, she was rejecting me because she wanted you?!" Soarin said, his rage easily detectable in his voice, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Thankfully it appears Soarin's rage had snapped the girls out of their stupor, and they quickly came to your rescue. Surprisingly the one that hit Soarin off you was Fluttershy, and then he was quickly held down my Rarity's magic and Applejack's strength. That was all good, but they forgot one thing, you were still on the ceiling, and the hit had caught one of your wings at a weird angle, possibly breaking it. Then gravity decided to kick in...

THUMP

The loud noise caused everyone to look over at you face down on the floor, with your wing bent at an ungodly angle. Before you passed out you heard a small whimper from Fluttershy, as the sight of your wing obviously made her a tiny bit sick.

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You woke up in a hospital bed, staring at the cold, unforgiving grey ceiling above you. When you came to you heard Soarin on the other side of the curtain that split the room. Obviously one or more of the girls decided that he should be allowed to spend some time in a hospital bed too. You quietly chuckled at the thought of Fluttershy or Pinkie beating the life out of him, but you quickly dismissed those thoughts, knowing those two wouldn't hurt a fly. You managed to check the time before you passed out again, it was around one in the morning, so you could get a little bit of sleep.

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"I think he's having a good dream, maybe we should just leave him be" you hear a pony say.

"No, we came all the way here, we might as well stay until he wakes up, plus you might be able to help him when he does" you hear another pony say.

You decide then was a good moment to open your eyes, and you were greeted by the sight of two mares you had met the day before, or at least the last time you were conscious. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were standing at the edge of your bed, and had obviously heard you sit up, as they were both looking at you now. You noticed Fluttershy's face was a bit red, and Rainbow had a sly grin on her face. As you tried to adjust yourself you figured out why they looked like that.

You had a full blown wing-boner. You immediately felt your face turn deep red in embarrassment, which only caused Rainbow to laugh, it even managed to get a small giggle out of Fluttershy.

"Sleep well?" Rainbow asked coyly

"I guess, I wonder what I was dreaming about though, maybe it was one of you guys?" you ask, trying to get an amusing reaction out of them. Sadly you were met by two red faces, one with a lightly yellow undertone, the other slightly blue. Oh crap, now I've done it, you think to yourself, Now they probably think I'm some kind of pervert or something! "I'm joking girls, I'm sure I wouldn't do that after only just meeting you" you say in a futile attempt to diffuse the situation and get yourself out of the hole you were digging.

"No, no, it's fine, although no one's ever said that to me before, joking or not" Fluttershy responded, with a hint of happiness in her voice.

"Yeah, no biggie, I, uh, have stallions say that to me all the time, and they're definitely better looking than you" Rainbow said. She was terribly at lying.

You were still trying to get comfortable, but you made a bad move and ended up putting pressure on your wing, which was bandaged tightly. It ended up being enough to cause you to mutter an obscenity, which was heard by Fluttershy as she had come over to check on your injury.

"Oh! Are you hurt, if you need me to I can go get the doctor!" she quickly said, obviously afraid you had managed to hurt yourself badly.

"No, I'm fine, just hit it weird, nothing to worry about, I promise" you say while holding the hoof she had stuck out to examine your wing.

"Oh, uh, okay, thank goodness, I wouldn't want to you to be hurt again" she said while blushing quite a bit.

She then got you to turn over and then she began to massage your wing gently. It was amazing, she had obviously done it before, probably for Rainbow. Speaking of which, where did she go off too? Before you could come up with any ideas you heard commotion from behind the curtain, apparently she was talking to Soarin, probably warning him to not do anything stupid judging by the tone of her voice.

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3 months have passed, and you made a full recovery thanks to Fluttershy's care and the work of the hospital staff. The months went by fast thanks to the visits you were getting from the girls. There wasn't a single day you hadn't spent without at least one of them. At one point the problem of your personal belongings was brought up, and apparently Pinkie decided to take them to Sugar Cube Corner and stored them in an empty room so you didn't have to worry while you got better. You never expected them to be so hospitable to you, especially after having only just met you, but it was by all means welcome.

At some other point the issue of living conditions came up, started by Twilight after she realized you had been staying at a hotel, so Fluttershy had offered to take you in. Sadly though no one noticed her when she said it, the only reason you heard it was because she had just finished giving you a massage when it came up. It ended up being decided that you were going to stay with all of them, except Pinkie, and you would rotate houses every couple of days. The first house you were staying at was Rarity's, as she had apparently always wanted to meet someone from up north, as she wanted to learn some fashion tips for winter.

The very moment you knocked on her door you started to regret being so complacent with their choice of rotation, as she almost immediately bombarded you with questions about fashion.

It was going to be a long couple of days...

Or so you thought, until a small Unicorn with no cutie mark showed up. Apparently she had heard that you were going to the Boutique, and she wanted to talk to you about something. After answering around twenty more questions for Rarity you were pulled out by the little Unicorn, who you learned was called Sweetie Belle, and that marked the beginning of your imprisonment by the "Cutie Mark Crusaders". Looks like the next couple of days were going to be action packed, just from what you heard Sweetie talk about as she brought you over the their clubhouse.

I hope they don't do anything stupid you think to yourself, but little did you know, they only did stupid things...

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Today's the day you had been looking forward to for the the last 10 days. You were finally going to be staying with Fluttershy, and after the things you were put through, you couldn't be happier to be spending time with a quiet pony like her. The CMC, as you decided to call them, had been running you all over Ponyville, getting you to help them with their quest for their cutie marks. You had done most of the hard work though, even saving their respective flanks a couple of times. One time you had to jump into a river because Scootalo had fallen in after messing up a jump on her scooter, another time you had to fend off an Ursa Minor because they had wandered into the Everfree forest. You still had cuts and bruises from that one, seeing as you had to make sure the Ursa's attention was on you and you alone, meaning you had to get really close to him at first, which rewarded you with a few smacks here and there from his humongous paws. Thankfully you were agile enough to get away, making you thank the northern timber wolves for being so aggressive.

Before you had time to think of the other times you had helped them you managed to walk right into Fluttershy's door. She was the one who had helped you after the Ursa incident, and she knew why you were able to get away. Those damned northern timber wolves would sneak onto your friend's farms and steal cows and pigs, and it became a little game for you and your friends to fight them, seeing who could take out the most. You jokingly think of them as good times, but in truth it was extremely dangerous. Before you could fully remember the times you spent fighting timer wolves you were greeted by Fluttershy, who had apparently been feeding her animals.

"Oh, I'm sorry, did I make you wait very long?" she asked, in her cute little way.

"No, I just got here, and I was actually thinking about how you helped me after the incident with the Ursa Minor"

"Oh, okay, well, I was about to have lunch, do you want a sandwich?" she asked while inviting you into her house.

"Um, sure, if it isn't too much trouble, I forgot to make breakfast before I left Rainbow's place"

"Okay, just give me a moment and they'll be ready!"

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"Those were amazing Fluttershy, how did you learn to cook like that?" you exclaimed while leaning back into her sofa, patting your stomach to show her how full you had become.

"Oh it was nothing, but I was wondering if I could ask you something" she said after putting her plate on top of yours.

"Ask away!" you say while suppressing a burp.

"Can you come with me to Zecora's house, I need to get some medicine from her"

"Okay, where is it?"

"In the Everfree forest, I was hoping you could keep me safe from the monsters that live there"

Looks like you weren't going to be relaxing during your stay with her after all...

How was this chapter? If it seems rushed to you let me know and I'll fill in the blanks a bit more

Chapter 3: Zebra Of The Forest

Chapter 3: Zebra Of The Forest

You can't quite figure out why you agreed to go into the Everfree forest with Fluttershy, but it doesn't matter, you're already here. From what you could piece together, Fluttershy thought of you as an expert on fighting timber wolves, there were timber wolves on her way to Zecora's place, and so she thought you could be her knight in shining armor. Only you can quite easily remember you trying to back out of it, but then she just stared at you and suddenly you were on your way into hell incarnate. Maybe the stories you heard about "The Stare Master" were true, and that it was Fluttershy...

Then you thought about something else. Who in their right mind would live in the Everfree forest? You come from the northern parts of Equestria, where you rarely get any news about the rest of Equestria, but even there the Everfree was a feared place, with many horror stories told about it around the campfire. Before you could remember the good times you had scaring the living hell out of your friends, you heard something in the bushes next to you, it sounded almost like a...

"TIMBER WOLF!" you quickly yelled out so Fluttershy knew that it was time for her to run.

Though she simply stood there, staring at you, completely terrified, and then you saw a timber wolf jump out of the bushes behind her and you immediately bolted over to her, sending the wolf flying in the process.

"RUN!" you ordered Fluttershy, but her wings were snapped back in fear, and her legs were so wobbly she would most likely collapse if she tried to walk, so you did the most logical thing you could think of.

You threw her towards the light you could see at one end of the path. Hopefully that's Zecora's place, you think before turning your attention to the pack of timber wolves that had formed behind you.

"Who wants to go first?"

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THUMP!

Zecora looked outside her hut and saw a yellow Pegasus that she knew well. "Hello dear Fluttershy, why are you in the dirt? Is it possible that you could be hurt?" Zecora said in her usual rhyming way.

"Zecora! Oh, I need your help! There was a stallion with me, on the way here we were attacked by timber wolves, and he threw me over here and stayed to fight them himself!" Fluttershy stammered out, tears welling up in her eyes.

"This is quite bad news, but thankfully you are without a bruise. Come into my hut, I will fix that cut" Zecora said while pointing to a fairly large cut Fluttershy had along her flank.

"No! Zecora we have to go help him now, he was only let out of the hospital just over a week ago, I don't know if he can hold off a pack of timber wolves!" Fluttershy protested, somehow forcing back a tear.

"Ah, but he is a strong stallion is he not? These must not be the first wolves he's fought?"

Before Zecora could try to talk Fluttershy into her home, the stare come out, and apparently it was one of the few ways to get Zecora to stop rhyming.

"Ok, my apologies, let us find your friend now"

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"Come here you big son of a bitch!"

That was the only part of the fight the two girls were able to see. When they got there all that was left was you, and what one could only guess was the alpha wolf. You used your speed to outsmart him, and then you hit him in the base of his skull, after you had flown fairly high up. You knew it would take a lot more than that to kill it, but you didn't care, seeing as it had toppled over unconscious anyways.

"Oh, hey Fluttershy, and You're Zecora I'm guessing?" you say after calmly landing in front of the two stunned girls.

"How did you manage to knock the alpha out?" Zecora asked, apparently extreme surprise was another way to stop her constant rhyming.

"I hit him really hard, using my wings to push me down to wards him made my speed increase, and by hitting him with the edge of my hoof, it cause the most damage to him, and knocked him out" you answer, not seeing what was so surprising, you did that all the time at home. Oh wait, you thought, they wouldn't know that, and I'm sure the wolves are feared down here...

"That was amazing" you hear Zecora mutter while examining the unconscious alpha.

"So, did you get the stuff you needed Fluttershy?" you ask the still flabbergasted Pegasus that had talked you into this.

"Ah no, she did not, but I have brought some," Zecora answered while passing Fluttershy a bottle, "I must head home now, perhaps you'd like to come?"

"No, I think I need to head back and take a nap, all the fighting tired me out fairly fast" you answer while prodding Fluttershy's side in an attempt to get her moving.

"No worried my friends, I hope for you, this day peacefully ends."

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"Does she always talk like that?" you ask Fluttershy as you exited the forest.

"Yes, it's her thing, though we can't really explain why" she answered honestly.

"Well, I think I'll try to help her break that habit, as it's no way to talk to people, seeing as it would only confuse them"

"Good luck" you hear Fluttershy say with a strong hint of sarcasm.

Great, so now I've decided to help some random Zebra out, and I have Fluttershy doubting me, how could my life get any better?

Apparently fate is one hell of a joker, as you hear Rainbow land next to you. "Hey! How's it going, I was wondering if you had time to go racing with me, since you're almost as fast as I am" Rainbow said while flying a circle around you. When you nodded she began to outline the details of the track. It seemed like it was going to be fairly dangerous, judging by what it said on her map.

Oh well, looks like relaxation will have to wait for another day...

Short chapter, but it was meant to introduce Zecora's role in the story.

Also she is very hard to write dialogue for :I

Chapter 4: The Race

Chapter 4: The Race

After you were quickly run through the course you and Rainbow would be flying through you headed off to the starting line. As you flew over you noticed that there were quite a few ponies gathering around it. As you got closer you heard Pinkie shout your name, "Choco! Come over here, I want to tell you something!" You quickly change course towards the party pony, with an odd feeling that she was the reason there was a crowd.

"What is it Pinkie?" you ask when you glided down to her side.

"Well, I wanted to let you know that I kinda heard that you and Rainbow were going to race here today..."

"So I was right in guessing that you were behind the crowd that's still growing?"

"Yeah, I kinda got excited and told everypony, and then they showed up here"

"Wonderful..." you mutter, now realizing what that could mean.

As if on cue you saw 2 Pegasi fly down towards you, one was light blue with a slightly darker mane, and the other one was golden yellow and had a very distinct two colored mane...

"Fuck, why is she here?!" you say under your breath, hoping she wouldn't see you. then you realized she was here to watch a race, your race...

"Hey there Rainbow" you hear Spitfire say a few feet away.

"Oh, uh, hi Spitfire!"

"Soarin told me you were racing a new Pegasus in town, where is he?"

PLease don't point at me, please don't point at me

"He's right there"

FUCK!

Next thing you knew you were being pushed away by Spitfire, much to everypony's confusion.

"What are you doing here racing Rainbow Dash?!" Spitfire whispered angrily.

"She challenged me since Soarin had to let them know about how you wanted to recruit me"

"Oh that moron! Wait, please tell me you didn't tell them about, well you know..."

All you did was nod, and prepared for the worst, but you were suddenly hugged by Spitfire.

"So have you reconsidered?"

Your brain slowly lurched back into action. She still wants to date me, even after I tried to run from her?! Before you could manage to mumble out a response your vision was suddenly filled my Spitfire's closed eyes, and you felt something soft touch your lips...

OH SHIT! WHY THE HELL IS SHE KISSING ME?! you yelled inside your head, trying to pull away, but your body didn't let you for some stupid reason.

"Sorry, I just had a sudden urge to do that, and since you seemed to be thinking really hard about my offer, I thought I might as well try to give you an incentive." she said with a giggle, "Guess I went a bit overboard, huh?" Then you realized that wasn't a normal kiss, there had been some tongue play involved...

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make things awkward, it's just, well, uh..." she said when she noticed how shocked you were. Before you could say anything to her she flew off, trying her hardest to not cry. You swear you felt your heart break ever so slightly, you've never wanted to hurt a girl like that, but it looks like it just sort of happened and nothing you could have done would have prevented it.

Sadly you didn't have time to chase after her, as you had to go get set up for the race, but there wasn't any reason you couldn't find her after the race. You quickly set up and noticed Pinkie was setting up some cannon looking thing, and just as you got into position...

BANG!

With the firing of Pinkie's party cannon the race began, and you quickly saw a rainbow colored blur shoot past you. Obviously Rainbow was going for an early lead, little did she know that you knew ways to pick up speed without wasting energy...

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"HOW THE HELL DID YOU BEAT ME?!"

"It's all about pacing, you had to slow down quite a few times to catch your breath or to take a turn properly, I on the other hand was pacing myself, and I know how to take sharp corners easily" you responded with a sly grin.

"Yeah, but!" she tried to retort, but she was quickly shushed by Soarin flying over to you.

"That was amazing! I've never seen anyone manage to take corners that way before! Too bad Spitfire wasn't here to see it" Soarin said, oblivious to what had happened between you and her.

Although after he mentioned Spitfire you remembered that you were going to go find her and try to talk to her. While the two blue Pegasi talked you bolted off vaguely in the direction you had seen her fly off in. Hopefully you weren't too late to fix this...

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The following paragraph is in Spitfire's mind

As Spitfire flew off she heard the cannon go off, signalling the start of the race. She admitted that she wanted to watch, but she couldn't dare to see him right now with her emotions going crazy. She just confessed to him again, and he still couldn't give her a straight answer. She even went so far as to kiss him, with tongue no less. How stupid could she be?!

Back to the main story

Before she could come up with some other derogatory term to call herself, you showed up, only to her further torment. Before you could say anything she flew away, but she forgot you could fly just as fast as her, maybe even a bit faster. You used this to your advantage as you used your speed to bring yourself close to to her, and you pulled her into a hug.

The two of you both froze there for a few moments, with her trying to figure out what was going on, and you trying to slow down so you could have a calm talk with her. Although apparently your message was taken the wrong way, as she gave you a quick kiss and then nuzzled herself against your chest. Her actions caused your brain to shut off just long enough for the two of you to crash into the library, of all places.

"AH!" you heard Twilight scream as you and Spitfire came tumbling through her roof.

"Sorry about that, I was caught of guard by this troublesome mare!" You say while playfully shoving Spitfire.

"Well, that's okay, but next time try to act like love birds when you aren't in the air" Twilight said with a grin.

"WHAT?!" You yell quite suddenly, surprising both Spitfire and Twilight.

"Where not dating, it's just, uh..." you begin

Time to try and work your way out of yet another hole you've dug yourself into...

Chapter 5: The Hole

Chapter 5: The Hole

You could tell by the look on Spitfire's face that you weren't only digging yourself a hole, but taking a nosedive into said hole. There was really only way to explain the look she had right now was devastation. It was as if you told her she was being kicked out of the Wonderbolts, and being exiled to the deepest part of the Everfree. You could feel your heart trying to rip it's way out of your chest, but if you went along with it, you would only be delaying the pain.

"I was trying to calm Spitfire down, and then we, uh, well" you say, unable to finish, as not only was it painfully obvious, but was also painful to watch Twilight's face distort into sadness.

"But, but, I thought you were finally going to reciprocate my feelings for you!" Spitfire said while shoving you to the ground.

"No, but I thought we could talk about them, figure out what to do, but you ran and I-"

"You chased after me, which made me think you were coming to tell what you felt about me, and then you hugged me, and I thought that meant you..." Spitfire said, unable to continue, as she was about to completely lose herself to her tears.

You couldn't take it anymore, the sobbing, the tears, the heartache, so you ran. You didn't know when, but at some point you started to fly, faster than you had ever before. It felt as though you were racing the pain, trying to get away from it, and that made you hit "the wall". You suddenly felt your wings slam to your sides, and then the only thing keeping you moving was the momentum you had created, and that, was about to send you into a cliff.

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You came to in a crater. You looked around and saw the cliff you hit around 50 miles away, somehow your unconscious body caused you to bounce about, eventually hitting dirt and creating the crater you currently sat in. You had no idea where you were, it was like nothing you've seen before. There were huge cliffs, and then deep forests, right next to each other. As you looked around you saw a few broken trees, obviously you had hit them at some point. As you continued your scan of the area you noticed that there was water in the crater you were sitting in, as you tried to get up you felt a sharp pain from your right wing and chest. You looked at the wing and saw it laying next to you, limp and mangled, you then check on your ribs, and were saw that your entire right side was fractured.

Looks like I'll be staying in this hole for a while then, you think, how ironic.

You managed to chuckle at the irony in this situation. You had managed to dig yourself into a hole with Spitfire, and now, you literally were in a hole, and you had no way out due to your mangled body. You silently wish your friends could see you now, at least they could share in the laughter with you, and then they would manage to carry you out of this hole and into the nearest hospital, wherever that might be.

Then it occurred to you that you have no idea where "here" is. That only helps to make your situation worse, seeing as not only were you crippled, but you weren't going to be easy to find. What the hell was I thinking you think to yourself while attempting to look for anything nearby that could provide food. Looks like your luck could only get worse, since you now knew you were in a deciduous forest, and that meant only one thing that you cared about.

No apples, and no hope of there being anything hanging from the trees. As if Celestia was trying to get back at you for hurting her best flyer, as small animal, a squirrel came over the edge of the crater, and your stomach growled.

Oh no, please Celestia don't make me eat him, please!

The you learned that Celestia, or mother nature, had one sick sense of humor. As you sat there trying to get your mind off the small furry creature that was staring at you, a strong storm had begun to form, and while you attempted to shield yourself, a bolt of lighting struck the squirrel. You remember hearing from one of your more, unique, friends that when animals are hit by lighting they are flash fried, and could be eaten. Then the fried corpse fell down next to you, and the rain stopped, obviously that was an accident because you could see a light yellow Pegasus with a blue mane pushing the could away. Then the smell of the cooked rodent began to enter your nose...

**SERIOUSLY?!* WHY DOES THIS DAMNED SQUIRREL HAVE TO SMELL SO GOOD?!*

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It's been 2 weeks. You know your wing is almost healed, and your ribs healed enough for you to walk after 2 days. For those two days, and most of the days after, you were forced to eat meat. Not just any meat, rabbit meat, squirrel meat, even bird meat. You knew that saying that you had done any of those things to the ponies back in Ponyville, especially Fluttershy would cause enough of an uproar that you'd be exiled into the Everfree, but you couldn't think of that right now, you had to find your next source of food soon, as the sun was going down and you were starving. Within 5 minutes of looking you found a fairly large rabbit with it's leg stuck in a hole. Looks like you're having rabbit tonight...

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You flap your wing, testing it out before trying to actually fly. It's been around 4 days since you found the large rabbit, and you haven't had to find food since, and you still have a bit left, just enough that no matter where in Equestria you were, you would have enough to make it home. After your wing test checked out, and the board was green you grabbed the makeshift bag you made and flew off in the direction you came from, which you guessed was straight opposite of the cliff you had flown into.

After around an hour of straight flying you saw what looked like a town over the horizon. Not wanting to get too close you flew out in the direction of what seemed to be a welcome sign. "Appleloosa", great that meant you were in the Mild West, and fairly far from Ponville. Guess that means I better fly fast, or I won't make it before I run out of food, you think while trying to figure out which way Ponyville is. Thankfully you heard a conductor yell from the nearby train station that the train that was about to leave was heading for Ponyville.

This might be easier than I thought...

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You've been on the roof of one of the train cars for around 2 days now, your food is mostly gone, but there's still enough for a few more days if you ration it better. Just as you pull your head out of the bag you see a familiar town come into view...

Ponyville.

You quickly hopped off the train, and you flew in the direction of the Everfree forest, planning to dispose of the rabbit meat, but again, fate decided to make things extremely hard for you...

"HEY!" you hear a familiar cyan Pegasus yell, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

You stopped and she lightly crashed into you, she had obviously seen you a ways back and had been trying to catch up to the train. "Hey, Rainbow" you say as she shakes her head.

"Where the hell have you been? Everyone's been worried, especially Spitfire. We thought you were dead!"

Oh shit, why is Spitfire still here?! I thought she would have left after my outburst!

"By the way, what's in the bag?"

FUCK!

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After explaining to Rainbow that because of where you ended up you were forced to eat meat, mainly rabbits, you cringed and covered your face, expecting a swift punch, yet you were hugged by Rainbow.

"What are you doing?" you say while trying to push her away.

"I'm happy that you were able to find a way to survive with your wing and ribs hurt like that"

I am so confused right now... you think, then as Rainbow lets go you smell something, Berries?

"Here let me take you to the rest of the girls, I'm sure they'll be so happy to see you!"

You quietly followed Rainbow, now noticing how toned her body is...

Stop thinking like that you moron! Bad! Bad!

You spent the rest of the flight over trying to get her smell out of your head, but it seems that was pointless, as when Rainbow directed you into Sugar Cube Corner you were bombarded by hugs from the 6 girls that had been waiting there, and each of their scents were engraved into your mind. Fluttershy smelled fresh, like a flower. Twilight smelled like books, and of trees. Rarity smelled like high class perfume. Applejack smelled like fresh apples. Pinkie smelled like baked goods, and Spitfire smelled like...

tears.

That was the final straw for you, and you broke down, the past few weeks now sinking in. You only met these girls a month ago, and they are already this attached to you. Even with you having burnt a book by scaring Spike, fighting Big Mac, and beating Rainbow Dash, they still wanted you to be safe and happy. Spitfire had even cried after you had turned her love away, and was extremely happy to see you back mostly injury free. As you collapsed to the ground you cried for the first time in almost 10 years.

As the girls watched you hit the floor their reactions were what you had expected, fear. The when they heard the sobbing they could only think about what you must have gone through out in the wild, and when Pinkie was being Pinkie, she hit your bag, and the last leg of the rabbit was thrown out, landing right in front of you, which made you cry even harder. Unlike before you weren't crying out of happiness, but out of shame.

They'll think I'm a monster! They'll throw me out! They'll never want to see me aga-

You thoughts were interrupted by an orange hoof, soon to be joined by 6 other hooves of different colors, that was placed on your shoulders.

Oh sweet Celestia, they're just going to beat me to death!

Then they came. No hits, no yelling, no "Get out!"s, but rather, a large hug from each of them...

"Why are you guys doing this? I'm a monster!" you manage to say through the tears.

"No you're not, you did what you had to do to survive, we can't hate you for that" you heard Applejack say

"Yeah, we're just happy to see you alive and well again" you hear Rainbow say.

As if you needed any other reason to keep crying. You decided though to also show how happy you were by pulling them all closer, somehow managing to hug all of them at the same time. That only managed to make them cry a little, and a few kisses were given to you, but you had no idea from who. You knew one was Spitfire, as she had a very distinct taste, but the other two confused you, they were both different from each other, and came from opposite sides.

After around thirty minutes of sobbing and hugging everyone broke apart and then you were pulled aside by Spitfire.

"So, do you know if you love me or not?"

"I don't know, but if you stay here in Ponyville, I think I'll be able to give you an answer. I promise"

Somehow Pinkie heard you say "promise" and was immediately in your face, trying to get you to Pinkie Swear.

"Cross my heart hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

What have I gotten myself into...

Chapter 6: Promises

This chapter covers what happened during the 10 days before you stayed at Fluttershy's

along with some other things ;3

Chapter 6: Promises

After the little incident, the impromptu welcome back party was under way, and it seemed like everyone had forgiven you for what you had done when you were in the woods. You couldn't really understand why, but all you could think of is that they are simply the best friends you'll ever have. You noticed about half way in that the rabbit meat had disappeared, but when you asked all you got was a shrug towards Twilight. Did she send it to Spike? you wondered, and then you noticed the little dragon walk in.

"Hey guys, how's it going?"

"Great! We were so sad, and then Rainbow showed up with him and we were all happy. Then he got sad and we all hugged, and now everyone's happy again!" Pinkie yelled while bouncing around Spike

"Oh cool, can I join in?"

"Sure!"

You were surprised Spike would want to party, even though you had pulled such a mean prank on him during the "day" you spent in the library...

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"Spike! Get over here, I need you to find me a book on advanced levitation!"

"On it, just give me a second, kinda busy trying to put these books away!"

Knock, knock

"Oh that must be Choco! Spike go get the door!"

"Oh fine"

"Why can't she ever get the..."

Oh this'll get him good!

"Uh, Twilight, there's no one he-"

"BOO!"

"AH!"

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Turns out Spike was fairly easy to scare, but you should always make sure he isn't holding anything flammable when you do it. You never actually stayed at Twilight's because of that. According to what Applejack had told you, the books Spike had ended up roasting were extremely rare and old, and that was why you had ended up spending time at Sweet Apple Acres...

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"Well, hello there Choco, didn't know you'd be stoppin' by" Applejack said as she saw you shuffling your way up the road.

"Hi Applejack. You know how I was supposed to stay at Twilight's today?"

"Eeyup, why though? Did somethin' happen?"

You then told her about the books you scared Spike into burning, "by accident" you had mentioned quite a few times, and about how Twilight kicked both you and Spike out.

"Well, I know how important the books are to Twilight, but kicking you out when you had nowhere to go? That's just rude" Applejack said while she began trotting back towards the farm house, "Come here, you can stay here while I go an' talk to Twilight!"

You quickly caught up to her, and as you went inside you were greeted by a big red stallion, along with three fillies you had grown to fear.

"This here is Big Macintosh, but you can call him Big Mac for short, and these are the-"

"Cutie Mark Crusaders? Yeah I know who they are" you cut Applejack off, while a slight bit of resentment in your voice.

Suddenly you heard three gasps and heard the sound of three very energetic young fillies running towards you. Before you could jump out of the way you were trapped by their forelegs, each of them embracing a different part of your body.

"Girls! Get off'a him!"

"Sorry, Applejack" the three of them muttered while letting you go.

"Sorry about that, obviously they know you" Applejack says while heading out the door, "Be back in a bit!"

Great, now I have to hang out with the CMC again

Thankfully you were spared the horror by the stallion you now knew as Big Mac. From what you heard from Applebloom he doesn't talk much, but it wasn't hard to see that he wanted you to follow him, so you did. You didn't question him as the two of you went outside and behind the barn, you didn't question him as he motioned for you to get into the cellar, and you definitely didn't question him when he poured you a mug of cider.

"So I hear you're new in town, and that you're already a good friend of my sis's" Big Mac says while pouring himself a mug.

"Yeah, I come from way up north. From what I hear this is the best cider in Equestria" you say before taking a swig, "and they were right! This is amazing!"

Big Mac let out a little chuckle, but then became serious. "So, what do you think of my sister?"

You inadvertently spat out your mouth full of cider, and simply let your mouth hang open, clearly showing how surprised you were to hear him say that.

"Just askin' because I did notice that she treated you with respect," he began, "and I also noticed you checking out her flank!" His voice rose a bit at the last part, obviously what they said about big brothers was right, they don't like seeing people checking out their sisters. "Either way, what do you think of her?" his voice had managed to go back to it's usual tone.

"Well, she's a good friend, and she's smart, strong, honest, and really pretty," you say, being honest, "but I wouldn't try anything, she probably doesn't like Pegasi too much"

You hear Big Mac laugh, which caught you off guard and you ended up almost spilling your cider again. "I like how honest you were about that, most colts just try to play it down, but you went all out," he said after refilling his mug, "And by the way, she has a thing for Pegasi" He winked at that last part, as he probably noticed your little expression of joy.

You and Mac spent the night down there, drinking around 5 barrels of cider each, and you learned that something else is fairly true. Too much cider can make you drunk. From what you could remember, and what Applejack had told you the next day, you and Mac got so drunk you decided to go buck apple trees, uprooting around 5 of them in the process, and then when you finally stumbled back Mac had passed out on the front porch, and you had attempted to seduce her with your drunken courage. Obviously Granny Smith wasn't to happy about how the two of you had acted, so you were kicked off the farm, and Big Mac was given double the amount of work for the day.

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As you reminisced about the fun you had with Big Mac, you happened to remember the pain you felt the next morning, and after remembering Applejack's story, you weren't to sure if your head hurt from being drunk, or if it hurt because she had bucked you in the face. After that you headed to Rainbow's, and all you could remember besides the races she was constantly challenging you to, was the fact that over the week you spent with her, your mind had filled with thoughts about how toned she was, and how amazing her mane looked when she got out of the shower.

As the party came to a close you were asked who you would like to stay with for the night. After realizing that you had thought about other mares even though you knew Spitfire loved you, and that you had promised her you would figure out your feelings, you turned down everyone's offer. You decided to fly out and find a cloud to think on, but you did warn Fluttershy that you might stop by her place at some point to talk to her about something.

You had a Pinkie Promise to keep, and you were going to figure out which mare you loved more, Spitfire, Rainbow, or Applejack...

It's going to be a long night...

If you don't get the chapter name, you should carefully read this last part, especially what is said about the Pinkie Promise ;3

Chapter 7: Alone With Your Thoughts

Chapter 7: Alone With Your Thoughts

You managed to find a fairly large cloud to sit on while you began to think about your feelings. You quickly checked to make sure none of them were following you, and when you saw no signs of any Pegasus in the sky, you went to the middle of the cloud.

Now, who do I like more...

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I know Spitfire likes me...

You remember the first time you met Spitfire. It was a cold winter night, and there was a large blizzard outside, almost at white out conditions, when you heard a knock on your door. When you opened it you didn't see anyone, but then you looked down and saw a golden Pegasus shivering from the cold. Without thinking you dragged the Pegasus inside, set it by the fire, and grabbed as many blankets as you could. It was only when you were wrapping the Pegasus up did you realize that the mysterious Pegasus you had brought in was a girl, a good looking one at that. You quickly thought of what to do, do you try and wake her up, or do you leave her be?

After you thought for a long time about it, you decided to let the mare sleep, and wake up on her own accord. You lifted her up and carried her to your bed, making sure she was comfortable, and you grabbed a few of the blankets you had used to wrap her up, as you still needed something to sleep on. You took the blankets you had grabbed and walked off to the living room, opting to sleep on the couch in there rather than on the floor somewhere else.

The next morning you woke up to a golden mare staring you in the face.

"AH!" you both scream simultaneously.

"What were you doing, staring at me like that" you ask after standing up.

"Well, uh, I was trying to figure out who you were, and, uh..."

"You know you could have just woken me up right?"

"Well, yeah, but, uh..."

You noticed her face turn a little red, and she turned a bit away from you, probably because she was embarrassed that she had been caught staring at you in your sleep. It took a few moments of awkward silence before you realized that you were fairly hungry, and it was safe to assume she was as well. You quickly ran off into the kitchen, planning to cook up some pancakes and hay fries.

"How do you like your hay fries, normal or extra crispy?" you ask, only now realizing that you always make yours extra crispy.

"What? Oh, uh, I like mine extra crispy, why?"

"Well, I'm going to make some pancakes and hay fries, and didn't know how you liked yours done"

"Oh, uh, thanks but you don't have to, I can cook them myself"

"No, right now you're a guest in my house, so it's my job to make you breakfast"

You never gave her a chance to turn you down, as you quickly jumped into the kitchen and headed towards the cabinet that had what you need in it. Within moments you had everything set up and cooking, leaving you with nothing to do, but watch to make sure they wouldn't burn. As you sat down in one of the chairs that were in the room you noticed that you had been watched by the golden mare again.

"How did you manage to do all that in just over a minute?" you asked while looking at you in amazement.

"I'm fairly fast, so doing stuff like this is easy for me"

"Ya, but I'm the captain of the Wonderbolts, and even I can't do anything that fast!"

"Ya, well..." you start, "Wait? You're the captain of the Wonderbolts? You're Spitfire?"

"Uh, ya, couldn't you tell?" you asked while blushing due to your reaction.

"No, I've never seen you out of your suit before," you say now feeling embarrassed at your outburst, "By the way, you looks better without wearing your suit"

"Oh, uh, thanks," you says bashfully while looking away, "no one's ever said that to me before"

"I don't see why not, I mean, with your suit you look amazing, and without it..."

After seeing how red her face was getting, you finally realized how embarrassing what you were saying really was. You turned away, trying to hide how red your once face had become. You noticed that the hay fries had been cooking for a bit too long, but before you could go over and take them off the burner you were suddenly grabbed from behind. Before you could figure out what was going on you felt a body lay across your back, somepony's hooves had then been wrapped around your body.

"Spitfire, what are you..."

"What's your name?"

"Huh?"

"You know my name, what's your's?"

"Uh, well, my name's Chocolate Wings, but all my friends call me Choco"

"Well, then Choco, even though I just met you, I think I love you"

"WHAT?!"

You couldn't even bring yourself to think about what was happening. The Spitfire, captain of the Wonderbolts, just met you, has fallen in love with you? What the hell is going on? There's no way she could be telling the truth, this must be a joke of some kind, or a dream, maybe I've gone crazy and right now I'm in some weird dream world that I've created in my head, or maybe...

"Are you okay, you look like you've seen a ghost or something?"

"Huh, wha? Where am I?"

"You're in your kitchen, are you really okay, you seem like you've gone crazy"

You quickly stomped on hoof onto the other to make sure this was real, which only made Spitfire worry about your mental state even more. "Ok, now I really think something went wrong with your head, do you want me to take you to the hospital or something?"

"No I'm fine, just it seems like I'm dreaming," you say while rubbing your hoof, "Wait, what did you say to me just before I zoned out?"

"Well, I, uh..."

"What? I just want to make sure I didn't imagine it"

"Well, uh, I kinda said that I..."

"Yes?" you say while leaning towards Spitfire.

"I, uh, said that I loved you" she admitted while turning her head away from you.

"Ok I really must be dreaming, there's no way the real Spitfire would say that to a small town bum like me"

"Don't sell yourself short like that!" she said while forcing you to look at her, "You're a really nice guy, I don't think any mare I know would turn up a guy like you if they had a chance"

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Oh yeah, you can remember that day as if it was yesterday. Everyday after that you were pestered by Spitfire to join the Wonderbolts and tour the world along side her. Now you could laugh at how cliche it was, but back then it was a hell, every time you talked it would always start off with talks about how the two of you could have a life together, but it would always change at some point to you joining her in the Wonderbolts, being the greatest flying couple ever. Man was that ever annoying, you then realized that she was wrong about one thing, if you dated her you wouldn't be the two best flying couple ever...

You starting thinking about the short time you had spent, thinking of the fun times you had with each of them. You could remember all the odd things you had done with them that made the ten days you had spent with them enjoyable. You knew it had only been ten days, but you were sure some of the mares had the same feelings Spitfire had for you, you seemed to have that effect on mares. As you continued to think you didn't notice that the cloud you were riding on had managed to find it's way into a storm. You never heard the first thunder clap, as the first jolt of lightening had hit you and knocked you out...

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"What the hell happened to me?"

You were hit by lightening

"What?"

The cloud you were on had drifted into a storm

"Ok, so then, who are are you, and where am I?"

Well, we're in your subconscious

"Ok, but who the hell are you?"

I am your subconscious

"Son of a bitch" you mumble to yourself.

I heard that!

Chapter 8: The "You" Inside

Chapter 8: The "You" Inside

"Okay, so I'm in my own head, talking to myself, is that what you're saying?" you ask while wandering aimlessly around the white room you're in.

In a way, yes, but also no. I am not you, I am a part of you

"Same thing!"

No it isn't!

"Okay, fine!" you say while glaring in a random direction, "Anyways, why am I here, shouldn't I be dead or in a coma after being hit by lightening?"

Yes, but your thoughts just before you were hit caused your brain to bring you here so you could resolve the issue

"Great, so what's your job in all this?"

To help you with your decision

"Okay great, but can you take a form I can talk to, the omniscient voice thing is kinda annoying"

One moment

Suddenly there was a flash of light and you noticed a shadowy form standing in a cloud of smoke. The smoke was clearing very slowly, but you were able to pick out what looked like wings and slicked back hair.

"Hello there, this form good enough?"

Your jaw dropped so fast it probably broke the sound barrier. Standing there, in front of you, was Soarin. Why your inner mind picked him, you have no idea, but he did pick a form you could talk to so...

"Okay, so where do we begin?" you ask the fake Soarin.

"We start with this" he answers as 5 screens appeared in front of both of you.

"What the hell are these-"

You were cut off by surprise as one of the screens changed to an image of Spitfire, and by closer inspection, all the others had changed as well. Only they weren't Spitfire. One had Rainbow Dash on it, another had Pinkie Pie, and another had Applejack oddly enough.

"What the hell, how did you do this?"

"We're in your head remember, we can do anything if you can think of," he calmly replied, "although, it would be best you don't try to think of a anything crazy, it might end up hurting the real you"

"Great," you roll your eyes, "So what are these things for?"

"Each of these screens is one of the girls who has a crush on you, the strength of that crush in ranked in order of how they appeared in front of you"

"Why is the fifth one blank?"

"Because, that one is the one you must find out for yourself"

"Wonderful, now, how do we do this?"

"Jump into the picture and you'll find out"

You shoot him a look of confusion, but he simply stands there looking at you from the other side of Spitfire's image. Knowing that he won't explain anymore you take a few steps back, and you jump into the image of Spitfire...

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You find yourself in your house, and you see Spitfire walk into the kitchen. You know this is the very moment you had remembered on the cloud. Unsure of what to do next you follow her into the kitchen and then you watch the whole scene play out. You laugh slightly at your stunned state, and realize that Spitfire had in fact said she had fallen in love with you.

"Man I made a fool out of myself here, how did she still manage to fall for me even after that?"

Suddenly the image changed, and you remember it as being where Spitfire had first asked you to join the Wonderbolts. She had been staying with you for around a week due to the blizzard outside, and when she say how fast you could get things done, she asked you how fast you could fly. You then proceeded to tell her that you were the fastest flyer in the area, no one could even match up to half your speed. She took that as a sign that you were extremely fast and she asked you if you would like to be a Wonderbolt with her, and you refused. After that you walked away to make lunch, and only now did you see how crushed Spitfire was that you had turned her offer down.

"Man I feel like such an ass right now..."

Again the image changed. This time it was the night of your race against Rainbow. You watched the whole scene play out, but afterwards you followed Spitfire as she flew away from you. She had been crying as she flew to where you had found her later that evening. You stayed there watching her as she cried on the cloud she had landed on, hearing a few times that she would never love anyone as much as she loved you. You swore that you could feel your heart breaking while you watched her cry, and then you saw yourself coming over the horizon, and suddenly the image disappeared.

"What the hell, what's going on now?"

You've seen all you needed to see, now you're coming back

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You suddenly awoke on the floor of the white room.

"Welcome back, how was the trip?"

"Shut up, let's get onto the next one before I get tired of hearing Soarin's voice"

With that said you jumped into the picture of Rainbow Dash...

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The first image you were greeted with was you at the party that Pinkie had thrown to welcome you to Ponyville. You couldn't see the importance of it at first, but then you saw Rainbow talking to Pinkie and Applejack. You decided to hover in closer to figure out what they were talking about.

"So what do you think his cutie mark means?" Rainbow asked.

"Probably something to do with flyin', guessing by the wings" Applejack responded.

"Yay, but he also has a chocolate covered apple on it too" Pinkie responded, surprising calm despite having mentioned chocolate.

"Hmm, by the way, anyone else noticed how toned his muscles are, he must work out" Rainbow said while glancing at you when you were talking to Berry Punch.

"Yeah, we have, he might be the first Pegasus that could buck apples correctly..." Applejack said while staring at you.

"He looks as good as a fresh cupcake..." Pinkie said while slightly drooling.

You quickly looked over at yourself, trying to find the qualities the three mares were pointing out, but you couldn't see them, that's how you've looked since you learned how to fly. You then noticed yourself quickly lifting Berry Punch off the ground and flying her to a toilet while covering her mouth with one of your hooves.

"He's also pretty nice to people he just met" Applejack said while grinning.

"Yeah.." the other two responded.

You saw the scene change, something you were getting used to. This time it was the night of the race again, only this time it showed Rainbow and her friends after you took off to go find Spitfire. Everyone was there except Twilight.

"Man he's fast..." you heard Rainbow say dreamily.

"Do you have a crush on him Dashie?" Pinkie asked suddenly in her face.

"No!" she said while blushing quite a bit, "Well, ok, maybe a little..."

Fluttershy then walked over to her and put one of her forelegs around her neck, "It's okay Rainbow, I'm sure if you tell him he might like you back, you'll never know unless you try"

"Yeah I guess, maybe I'll tell him tomorrow during the party for his win" Rainbow said while flying away towards her home.

You felt the scene change, and you recognized where you were. You were inside Dash's house, only thing was, it was dark, and you could see a small light from under her bedroom door. You made your way up the stairs, only now wondering if this being a recreation would mean you can't go through the door. Thankfully you could and you entered the room to see Fluttershy hugging Rainbow.

"It's okay Rainbow, he's strong, there's no way he'd be dead"

"But it's been a week, and despite everyone's best efforts there's been no sign of him anywhere!"

"I know, I know, but he's strong, and I know he wouldn't run away from Ponyville after just arriving"

"I told you already, I know he wouldn't run away, but what if he got hurt and died out there?!"

"He'll have found a way to survive, I know it" Fluttershy said while pulling Dash in closer, "I'm sorry, but I have to head home now, I have to feed my animals and get some sleep"

Dash didn't answer, but instead she curled up into a tight ball, and cried. You swear you could feel your heart breaking again, you had made another girl cry. You wished you could punch yourself right now for being such an idiot.

Time to come back...

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You found yourself on the floor of the white room again, and this time you stood up, now even caring what the fake Soarin had to say to you, and you made your way into the image of Pinkie Pie, the pink party pony that had a thing for all things sweet...

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You realize that you had already seen the first part of Pinkie's story, but you couldn't exactly figure out why you were outside of the bakery. Then you noticed that there was a certain blue Pegasus walking up to the door. You recognized this as being when Soarin came in after the party. You silently watched the scene play out, and noticed that the entire time Pinkie had been eating the chocolate you made, looking like she was in heaven at every bite.

After everyone had left you saw Pinkie go up to her room, with the rest of the chocolates no less, and sit down on her bed. She was staring at the treats like they were made by Celestia herself.

"He is so good at making chocolates..." she said after around 5 minutes, "I think every bite is like him kissing me with how good these are.."

"Thinking of the new stallion in town Pinkie?"

Mrs. Cake had entered the room and was now heading towards Pinkie, she must have heard everything Pinkie had said.

"Did you hear what I said? You know about the chocolates and stuff?" Pinkie asked, her face becoming a darker shade of pink.

"Yes I did," Mrs. Cake responded, making Pinkie turn pinker, "and I think you have a crush on him"

"Well, maybe, but if I did, what should I do about it?"

"You should tell him as soon as possible, you never know when someone else might beat you to it"

"Okay, I'll tell him next time I see him!"

Again you felt the scene change, and there you were, the day of the race against Rainbow. You saw Pinkie pacing back and forth, muttering to herself. You tried to figure out what she was saying but you couldn't, it was probably something like, "You can say it Pinkie, you can say it!", but then she saw you coming towards her. You watched her talking to you, now noticing her face being a slightly darker shade than the rest of her body. You then proceeded to watch the race, hearing her cheer for you louder than anyone else.

The scene changed yet again as you saw the end of the race. This time you were back in the bakery, but something was different. The lights were off and the familiar sound of Pinkie doing something silly were gone. It was as if the place had been closed down for a while as well. You made your way upstairs toward Pinkie's room, and saw the one thing you thought you'd never see. Her hair was straight, and she was entirely a shade darker. Even her usual smile was gone. As you got closer you noticed she was crying quite a bit, wall while holding onto the last piece of chocolate from the night of the party.

You couldn't manage to feel disgust that she still had it, guessing that it was the only thing keeping her even slightly happy right now, with it being the only thing she could remember you by. Again you felt your heart break at the sight, when you heard the ever familiar voice...

That time has come again...

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This time you were standing up rather than being on the floor when you came back. This time you saw the Soarin figure that had been your helpful guide laughing at you.

"You're crying! I can't believe you're crying!"

Without a second thought you raced up to him, held him against the wall with your hoof across his neck. "What's the big idea?! Showing me all this, how do I even know this really happened? How do I know you aren't just showing me this to screw with me?!" At that exact moment you felt yourself pulled away, into a black room, and screens appeared, showing everything you could remember, and showing every moment in time that had anything to do with you. As you looked around you saw the 5 screens still there, and this time with yourself standing behind them.

"You want to know what this is all for? You want to know if this is all true? Just head into the Applejack picture, and you'll see the truth"

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"No!, I'm tired of this stupid dream! I'm waking up and you can't stop me!"

You proceeded to smash the picture of Applejack rather than jumping through it, and you made the other pictures disappear.

"You can't do this, you have you find out who you really love or you'll never be happy!"

"I can find out on my own! I don't need some figment of my imagination to tell me what to do!" you say while stomping over to the you in your head, "I'm tired of you showing me all these things! I'm going to find out who I love on my own, without your help you useless sack of shit!" You smashed the image of yourself at that moment, which let out a flash of light.

You figured out what we were trying to tell you...

"What?!"

You had to figure it out on your own, without anyone's help, or the love you had, wouldn't be real!

You suddenly opened your eyes, and found yourself on the cloud again, and now you had everything decided. You were going to talk to the girls, and find out which one you wanted more. Right. Now.

Better get moving, or you may miss your chance...

"I thought I told you to shut up! I'm going to do this on my own, and I don't need any help from you!"

Fine, have it your way...

You then bolted off the cloud and headed to Ponyville, hoping that there would still be enough time for you to make set things straight...

Hopefully you read at the same pace I do, as the music I chose happens to fit quite well if you manage to read everything after that in under a minute

(That also means only the first minute of the song was meant to go with this ;3)

Chapter 9: For The Ones We Love

Chapter 9: For The Ones We Love

You were flying faster than you ever had before, you had a job to do, and you were determined to get it done before the day ends. Now was the time to think for yourself who you really loved, and not use the things you saw in your dreams as any evidence of their love.

"First stop, Spitfire" you say while making a sharp turn towards the Ponyville library, hoping that Twilight would know where she was.

Knock. Knock.

"We're open!" you heard Twilight say from somewhere deep in the library.

"Hello?" you said while heading inside.

"Oh! Hi there Choco, is there something I can help you with?"

"Yeah, do you know where Spitfire is?"

"Yes, she is actually upstairs right now, why?"

"Well, I have to-"

"You have to what?" Twilight asks, confused as to why you cut yourself off.

"Why is she staying here, shouldn't she be in some fancy hotel or something?"

"Well, actually, she said she wanted to stay in case you showed up here at some point tonight"

"Can I speak to her?"

"Of course, I'll go get her" Twilight responded while trotting towards what you guessed were the bedrooms.

How odd that she stayed here in case I wanted her, you think to yourself. You weren't sure if it was a stroke of luck, or maybe she had what you remember your mom always saying, "a woman's intuition", whatever that means. Your thoughts were cut off by Spitfire coming in the room, with her hair a mess. Obviously she had managed to fall asleep at some point.

"Hi Spitfire" you say while suppressing a giggle.

"Oh, hi Choco, is there something you wanted to talk about?" she asked, sounding quiet tired.

"Yeah, but, uh," you say while looking at Twilight, "can we go up to a cloud or something?"

"Sure, let's go"

You quickly apologize to Twilight, as she had taken your words as an insult, then you headed up to meet with Spitfire on an overhead cloud.

"So what did you want to talk about?" she asked, sounding more awake this time.

"Well, I wanted to know one thing"

"What?"

"Do you still love me, you know, even after I almost killed myself by flying off like a moron?" you ask sheepishly.

Her response was quite clear, only this time, you knew what to do. After breaking the kiss she said, "Of course I do, you came back, you survived, there's no way I could hate you for that"

"Thanks, now I have something else to ask you"

"Anything for you" she said while nuzzling against your chest.

"Can you wait for me at the library tomorrow?"

"Sure, but why?"

"Because, I plan to end this tomorrow"

"End what?"

"The troubles of having a few mares after me" you say with a wink.

"How are you going to do that?"

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After you explained your plan to her, you flew off towards Rainbow's house. This time was different though, you weren't sure if you were about to make an ass out of yourself or not. Before you could land you noticed a multicolored blur flying towards you.

"Hey Rainbow" you say as the blur stopped in front of you.

"Hey! What were you doing coming to my house this late at night, huh?" she said in a suggestive tone.

"Well, I wanted to ask you something"

"What?"

"Do you love me?"

Her response was fairly obvious, seeing as her face flushed and she let out a slight squee of fear. "How did you know?! Did Pinkie tell you or something, or was it Fluttershy?!"

"I, uh, figured it out myself" you said, unsure of how to say you saw it in a dream.

"So, can I ask you something else?" you say while Rainbow tried to calm down.

"Sure, anything"

"Can you wait for me here tomorrow?"

"Uh, ya, I guess, but why?"

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After you explained your plan to Rainbow you then decided your last stop, Pinkie's place. You weren't sure if she would be there, knowing how crazy she was. She could be partying in the Everfree for all you knew, but either way, you were going to find her and talk to her.

"Hi Choco!"

"AH!" you screamed in surprise, seeing as you were in the air, and suddenly you had a passenger, "Pinkie?! What are you doing on my back?!"

"Well, I was in my balloon, and I saw you flying to the bakery, and thought it might be fun to jump on your back and ride you for a while"

"What were you doing in your balloo-" you began to say, extremely confused.

"You know what, never mind, I need to talk to you" you say after your confusion wore off.

"Okie Dokie Loki!"

You quickly found a place to land, and as she climbed off your back you were hit by a smell somewhat similar to cotton candy.

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Pinkie, do you love me more than a friend?" you ask her as she bounced around.

Her bouncing suddenly stopped, and you noticed her change quite rapidly from her usual pink toned, to a much darker shade. You quickly ran up to her as you noticed her hair deflate, obviously she was quite depressed by you finding out. Although, after you gave her a quick hug, she returned to her normal, crazy, over the top self.

"Does this mean you love me too?" she asked while nuzzling against your chest.

"Maybe, but anyways..."

For the last time that night you explained your plan.

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After making Pinkie understand that she had to stay at the bakery tomorrow you headed towards Fluttershy's place, and were quite surprised by who you found there with her.

"Hey Soarin" you said as Fluttershy let you into her house.

"Uh, hey, what are you doing here?" he asked, obviously a bit frightened by you being there.

"I came to talk to Fluttershy about something important, what about you?"

"Same for me" he responded while turning slightly red. Apparently he fell for Fluttershy at some point during his stay in Ponyville.

"Do you even like animals, or does she just make really good pies?"

"Shut up, it's not like that!"

"If the redness of your face is any indication, it is about that, either way, I think it's good you're here considering what I need help with"

You took a seat as Fluttershy came back into the main room with some tea for you and Soarin. "So what is it you wanted to talk about Choco?" she asked while taking a seat opposite you.

"Well, I need some help making a really big decision"

"Okay, I'm happy to help! So what is it?"

"Well, uh, the thing is, I know that 3 mares are in love with me, but I don't know which one to choose, or even how I'm going to let the others down without crushing them"

"Well, I know one of the mares is Spitfire, but how did you get other lovers in such a short time?" Soarin asked, obviously interested in the conversation now.

"Well, of the other two, one of them is Rainbow Dash, and the other is Pinkie"

"Oh my gosh, they finally told you?!" Fluttershy said, while at the edge of her seat.

"Ya, but I'm not sure which one to pick, I like all of them equally, and I just want some help to make the final decision"

"Ok, well, what do you need us to do?"

"Well, basically, I need you to convince me to pick one of them"

"Uh, well, that shouldn't be to hard, right Fluttershy?" Soarin asked while moving slightly closer to her.

"Okay, let's begin" Fluttershy said with a look of determination, she obviously really wanted to help to make this decision.

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After talking with Soarin and Fluttershy for about three hours, and coming to a decision thanks to it, you decided to leave the two love birds alone, as throughout the night they had been nuzzling each other. Your decision was made, now it was time to find a comfortable cloud to sleep on, and tomorrow, your choice was going to be revealed to everyone...

Cliffhanger because I can.

What you gonna do about it?

Chapter 10: The Choice

Chapter 10: The Choice

Today was the day everything would change for you. Thanks to the help you got from Fluttershy and Soarin the night before you had made your final decision, but first, it was time to go over the plan. At noon you were going to fly above the town hall, and from there, you would look for the three mares, Spitfire, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie. Then you were going to fly towards the one you had chosen. You quickly looked for the location of the sun, it was still rising, so you had plenty of time to spare. Thankfully you saw a familiar blue stallion appear over the edge of the cloud you were on.

"So, ready to tell her?" Soarin asked as he landed next to you.

"I think, I'm not too sure if I'm entirely ready for this"

"Why not? I mean, they all love you, so what should it matter, you know that by the end of the day you'll have one of them for yourself, so why are you so worried?"

"Well, the thing is," you say while looking down, "I've never done this kind of thing before. What if after today she decides I'm not right for her?"

"You have nothing to worry about man! I know for a fact that she loves you as much as any mare could!" Soarin said while patting your back.

"Ya, but how can you be sure, I mean, you don't really talk to her"

"So? According to what Fluttershy said, it was really obvious she loved you when they talked last"

"Well, I guess I'll have to take my chances, thanks for talking with me again"

"Anytime man, anytime" Soarin said while heading back towards Fluttershy's house.

As you watched him fly away you decided to take some extra time to yourself so you could make sure you were making the right decision. You were sure that you made the right decision the night before when talking with the two of them, but you weren't sure if it was because of them, or if you actually wanted her to be your choice. You thought about Spitfire, the Wonderbolt that suddenly felt in love with you after you took her in from the cold. Then Rainbow Dash, who fell for you because you managed to beat her in a race. Last but not least, Pinkie Pie, the crazy party pony that fell for you thanks to your magical ability to make chocolate treats.

You laughed to yourself at how random their love was. You didn't do anything spectacular, all you did was be yourself, and suddenly you had a Wonderbolt, and as you learned from Fluttershy the night before, two of the Elements of Harmony. You took a quick moment to think of how many stallions would kill to be as lucky as you were right now. Before you could think more about the hilarity of your current circumstances, you saw the sun near the middle of the sky.

It's time...

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As you neared the town hall you saw the three mares at their respective places, Rainbow at her house, Spitfire at the library, and Pinkie was at the bakery, just as you had asked. You quickly made your way to the very top of the town hall, waiting for your cue...

DING! DONG!

With the noon bell rung, it was time to make your choice. You felt three pairs of eyes on you, following your every move as you began to fly off...

...towards the library.

"Hey, there Spitfire" you say as you land in front of her.

"Hi..." she responded, her eyes getting wet.

"So, I, uh," you said as you began to feel extremely nervous, "well, I decided to pick you, because of reason even I don't fully understand"

"So, does that mean you love me back?"

"I guess"

You suddenly felt yourself pulled into a strong hug by the Pegasus that had been standing in front of you. The hug ended up lasting quite a long time, and at some point during the hug the other two mares showed up.

"Well, uh, congrats you two" Rainbow said, sounding crushed.

"Yeah, what she said" Pinkie added, sounding depressed.

"I'm sorry girls, it's just, well, I feel like I'd be happier with Spitfire, seeing as I don't have to worry about you two having to do your duties as Elements of Harmony if I'm with her. That and she was the first one to tell me she loved me, and that has to count for something" you say, making it all up on the spot.

"If it counts for anything, I'll still stay here in Ponyville and be your friend, I promise" you add, seeing their faces drop even further after you finished talking.

"Okie Dokie, but you better keep that promise!" Pinkie said, somewhat back to normal.

"Yeah, or I'm going to hurt you!" Rainbow added while making a menacing face.

"Ok, fine, I promise"

"Pinkie promise?"

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye" you say while going through the motions.

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After you said goodbye to the girls you decided ask Spitfire to join you on a cloud so the two of you could talk.

"So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Well, I wanted to talk to you about the Wonderbolts"

"Okay, what is it?"

"Well, I don't think I'll ever join unless Soarin decides to leave, but I'll be more than happy to stay here in Ponyville to promote your shows"

"Sounds good, but just one thing"

"What?"

"Soarin resigned last night"

"What?!" you said, completely confused, "Wait, that means I just agreed to join you, doesn't it?"

"Basically" Spitfire said while nuzzling your chest with a gigantic grin on her face.

Son of a bitch...

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EPILOGUE

It's been around a year since you and Spitfire began dating, and in that time you managed to take up Soarin's place on the Wonderbolts in every way. You had managed to become number two on the team, second only to Spitfire herself. You never imagined being a Wonderbolt would be so easy. All you do is fly, train, and perform. You've already managed to make a small fan club for yourself, which was mostly mares, something you found quite funny. No pony but the girls in Ponyville and Soarin know that there was anything between you and Spitfire, but that was going to change today.

Today you were taking Spitfire out to a fancy restaurant, right in the middle of Canterlot no less. As you walked Spitfire towards the door you could almost hear hundreds of mare's hearts breaking, since you knew many of them were all hoping to be your special somepony. You and Spitfire took a seat at one of the corner booths, opting for privacy, since tonight you were going to ask her something important.

"Thanks for dinner, it's kinda nice to finally tell everypony that we were together" Spitfire said while taking a sip of the red wine that was on your table.

"Yeah, it'll be nice to not have to worry about mares following me everywhere" you jokingly say.

"Yeah, also one more thing," she said while lifting up her glass, "Happy one year anniversary"

"Oh, on that note, I have something important to ask you"

"What?"

"Do you want to get married?"

Her reaction was something like what you expected. As soon as the words that came out of your mouth she had her forelegs wrapped around your neck, and her lips were pressed tightly against your own.

"I'll take that as a yes?" you said after she finally let you go.

"What else would I have said?"

"Celestia knows, but it's good to hear it from you after all this time"

"So, when are you thinking about holding the wedding?"

"I don't know, how about the day before our next show?"

"Sounds good, now, how about we dig into this gourmet food now?"

"Good plan, I've been looking forward to this for the past year"

As you two of you began to dig into the food you were paying a hundred bits for, you began to think about what married life would be like, especially between two of the best flyers in all of Equestria...

This was a weird story to write, mainly because I'm still new to writing fics, but also because it gained a small amount of popularity fairly fast, and it made me worried that my writing wouldn't meet up to everyone's expectations :P