John The Human
Chapter 8 Picnic Time
Previous ChapterNext Chapter"No wonder Diamond Tiara was with the Crusaders," said Twilight as John told what happened to Diamond Tiara.
It's been a day since Diamond Tiara swore to stop bullying. She and the Crusaders went to the library after the party was done. The light pink pony wrote a letter to Princess Celestia that she learned that bullying others would caused damages towards each other, especially when you have friends. It surprised Twilight a lot how she was now friends with them.
"Just how?" she questioned.
"Well," John looked at the ceiling, "I knew that Silver Spoon wasn't comfortable being a bully. So I just questioned her, and the rest kinda just happened."
"Oh my. You know how to handle bullies."
"You could say that," The human chuckled.
John recalled what happened the last time he handled a bully. In high school, the bully was known for causing trouble and picking on the weak in the past. Each week, the bully would choose a new victim, and torment them for the day. Everyone hated him, and wanted him to stop. But no one had the guts to stand up to him. Whenever any teachers would try to stop him, the student in question would deny he was involved.
However, one day, the bully decided to picked on Phil by breaking a birdhouse that the shy teen made. When news of the incident got to John, he didn't take it very well. At lunch, John beat the crap out of the bully. In the end, John got suspended alongside with the bully, but all the other students cheered for him, and praised him as a hero. The bully never picked on another person after that.
"So John, did you have friends back at your world?" asked Twilight.
"Yeah. Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering."
Okay, John thought.
"John?"
"Yeah?"
"What was that song you sang on guitar?"
Finally! Somepony asked me for the song.
"The song is called BYOB by System Of A Down."
"BYOB?" The unicorn was puzzled.
"Acronym for Bring Your Own Brick."
"Ahh," Twilight nodded, "Is it a rock song?"
"Nu-Metal."
"Nu-Metal?"
Oh boy.
Later that day, John joined the six ponies for a picnic in the valley they had planned in the morning. The birds chirped in nearby bushes and trees, and a calm, warm breeze played over the scene.
"Today seems so wonderful." said Rarity.
The ponies nodded in agreement.
"So John," said Rainbow Dash, "You sang that song the other day and it was awesome."
John hummed as he bit into a salad sandwich.
"And I was wondering, can you sing another one?"
"Yes John," Rarity implored, throwing a glare at Rainbow Dash, "please sing something less aggressive."
"I don't know," said John, raising his hand to his head.
"Come on John," said Pinkie Pie, "it’s not a crime to sing."
"Pinkie's got a point," said Applejack, "We won't judge you."
The ponies nodded.
"Well...I guess one song won't hurt," said John.
So the ponies moved in front of John as he got himself ready, thinking of a song to sing that wasn't as aggressive as BYOB. Soon, he was in deep thought. The ponies looked at him as he bowed his head.
"Whenever you're ready." said Twilight.
...
I've been roaming around, always looking down and all I see,
Painted faces, build the places I can't reach.
You know that I could use somebody,
You know that I could use somebody.
Someone like you, And all you know, And how you speak,
Countless lovers under cover of the street,
You know that I could use somebody,
You know that I could use somebody,
Someone like you.
Off in the night, while you live it up, I'm off to sleep,
Waging wars to shape the poet and the beat,
I hope it's gunna make you notice,
I hope it's gunna make you notice,
Someone like me.
Someone like me,
Someone like me somebody.
Someone like you,
Someone like you,
Someone like you somebody.
I've been roaming around always lookin' down and all I see...
After John was finished, the ponies applauded.
"John, your voice sounds beautiful," said Rarity.
John began to blush.
"You could be a singer if you weren't uhh...you know. Army and stuff," said Rainbow Dash whirling her hooves.
"I know, but I had other plans," said John, "Besides, I prefer to be in a band, like my friends and I before I joined the Army."
The ponies looked at John.
"You were in a band!?" exclaimed Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah, but it was during high school."
"And how many members were in the band?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Well, there were about seven if you include me."
"That's cool!" said Rainbow Dash, "Did you guys tour around the world?"
John looks at Rainbow Dash giving her the look.
"I guess that's a no."
"We only played at school events," said John, "Everyone wanted us to be an actual band, but like I said, I had other plans."
The ponies nodded.
They continued on with their picnic, chatting idly, and enjoying the delicious food. They were enjoying themselves in the nice weather. That is, until-
"Is it getting a bit windy?" asked John.
The ponies looked up to the sky, covered in dark clouds.
"Rainbow Dash," said Twilight, "You didn't tell us that there's going to be a storm."
"Huh?" said Rainbow Dash, "We're not due for another storm until next month."
"Wait!" exclaimed Applejack, "Does this sounds familiar?"
Everypony looks to Applejack, hungry for an explanation to this unexplainable situation.
"This is the storm when John came to our world!"
"That's right!" said Twilight, "The clouds formed themselves, lightnings scattered the sky with thunder-"
Thunder roared as Fluttershy shrieked.
"But the tornado didn't go near the town," Twilight continued.
"Forget that, I'm outta here," screamed Pinkie Pie as she dashed away.
John knew that it was the same storm from the other night.
If the same storm is here, then- John thought, before realizing what was going to happen next.
The human dashed away, leaving the others behind. The six ponies looked at each other apprehensively, before following him. It didn’t take long for John to catch up to Pinkie. She glanced behind her, noticing her friends following the human, and she fell back to join them.
After a five minute run, John had reached his destination; the town's sign where the tornado was at. The tornado was going in circles like it was playing Ring Around the Rosies, except it didn’t fall down. The weirdest thing about this particular tornado, was that it wasn't exuding any wind. It just went around in circles.
As John stared at the tornado, it stopped going in circles, but never died out. He wondered who was inside this one. Many questions roamed in his mind like a drummer who was hitting the snare really fast. However, one thing was certain: something new was coming.
The other ponies caught up as the tornado began to die out. John got closer to the dying tornado slowly, taking step by step. His heart began to pound more faster as he got closer to the spot where the tornado was at. Who can it be? That question ran through John's mind when he reached that spot.
When he got there, he couldn't believe what he saw. It wasn't one human: it was six. All of them wore military uniforms. As John drew closer to the humans, he looked into their faces. He immediately recognized them all.
The human gasped as the ponies saw the six bodies. All six humans were unconscious. Not only that, they saw backpacks and strange objects that they couldn't identify. They looked at John and they began to become concerned about what they were seeing.
"More humans?!" Twilight yelped, "How is this possible? What’s going on?"
Rainbow Dash gave John a weird look.
"Don't tell me that you humans are invading Equestria, are you?" she questioned.
John didn't even acknowledge her presence.
"Uh John?" The rainbow pony went in front of him, "You there?"
The human stood still like a statue, kept his eyes on the knocked out humans. The ponies walked towards him with more worried looks.
"John, are you okay?" Rarity asked.
He nodded.
"Are these humans soldiers like you?"
John shook his head.
"No? How can that be?" Twilight questioned him with a puzzled expression, "It's not like-"
Twilight stopped and realized why John was so frozen.
"Do you know them?" she asked as she bite her bottom lip.
"Yes," nodded John weakly, "These are...my friends."
Author's Note
I must say, this chapter is simple... until the end. Dun dun. Dun dun DUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!
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