Author's Note

This chapters a little longer. I had alot i needed to get done, i also wanted to try to explore the world of Equestria in a little more detail, also tryed to fixed capitilization and punctuation errors.As always please read and review

John Carter of Equestria

Chapter 4
JOHN CARTER OF EQUESTRIA

A knock at my bedroom door roused me from my sleep all too soon. I groggily opened my eyes and stared up through the sky light. The stars and moon were still bright but the sky itself was beginning to take on a lighter hue.
I heard the door creak open and Applejacks face appeared in the doorway. "Ya'll up?" She asked quietly. For a split second I considered ignoring her, but instead I replied with a yawn and forced myself to sit up and stretch.
"Yeah im up" I responded. "Well ya'll get dressed and come down stairs for a bite, then we'll hit the orchards" she said disappearing down the hall way. I fumbled around in the dark looking for my jeans and shirt, I didnt have the heart to assault my eyes by turning on the light.
Once i was fully dressed I made a bee line for the bathroom. All that sweet tea had my bladder about to bust. I had to piss like a race horse (yeah I had to say it). I leaned my head back as I relieved myself, sighing in contentment.
Then I jumped slightly when I heard the bathroom door open and Applejack walked nonchalantly in, she froze when she saw me. "Holy hay! Ya'll scared me!" she said turning around. Then she did a double take her eyes traveling to my nether regions. "...sweet celestia..." I heard her mumble, before a blush crept across her face and she hurriedly left me in peace.
Needless to say I was a little flabbergasted, but i finished up, washed my hands and headed downstairs.
Applejack was at the dinner table, her face hidden behind a newspaper. I could almost feel her blush through the paper.
There was a pot of coffee on the table and biscuits and jelly. I helped myself to some and as I sat eating, she broke the awkward silence.
"Ummm...ahm sorry 'bout that partner, I thought ya'll might still be in bed, ah shouldve knocked...." she trailed off clearly embarrassed.
"Dont worry about it, shit happens" I said smiling. "Thanks for breakfast" I said as an afterthought.
"Dont mention it" she said smiling sheepishly and rubbing the back of her neck. Then in a whisper "seriously ya'll dont mention it to Gran, she'll have my ace in a stirrup"
"Dont worry Aj, its our secret" I said chuckling. She let out an exasperated sigh and rested her head in her hands.
"So ya'll ever bucked apples before?" She asked. When I replied that I'd never even heard of apple bucking she smiled understandably.
"Ah guess we'll both learn alot from eachother, being from diffrent homesteads and all" she said
"Wheres Mac and Gran?" I asked looking around.
"They left early this mornin', headin into poneyville to make deliveries, just me and you all morning partner" she responded sounding absolutely thrilled.
"Okay, sounds cool" I said, how bad could it be. Just me and some voluptous, incredibly gorgeous female, never mind her being another species, alone. All morning.
God help me
Aj stood up, yawned and stretched, kicking her chair under the table.
"Whelp, ya'll ready to get this here day done?" She asked.
I stood up as well, saluted and said "hell yeah!" Aj laughed. "Thats what ah like ta hear partner".
The morning air was crisp as we stepped outside and I shivered a little, but it wasnt unpleasantly chilly.
Aj had on a pair of tight jeans and a tight white tank top that barely covered her midriff. Instead of her cowboy hat, her hair was in a ponytail (hehe) and wrapped in a red bandana.
Instead of her cowboy boots she was barefoot, er barehoof.
We walked down the dirtpath to the apple orchards, with Winona prancing along behind us. Aj was lively, almost annoyingly so. As for myself I was still waking up.
We finally reached the orchard. "Alright partner, ahm gonna give ya'll a crash course in apple bucking" Aj anounced. She raised her arms over her head stretching, her breasts rising with her. Then she touched her toes, her equally amazing ass poking out. I literally had to force myself to look away.
Once she was done she brushed a loose strand of hair over her ear. "Alright, lets get started" she said approaching a particularly large tree.
She started feeling the trunk, running her fingers almost sultrily across the bark, she rubbed her hooves in the soil directly around the base of the tree.
I had no idea in hell what she was doing.
"Okey dokey this'n here looks ready" she said confidently.
"Ready for what? What was all that?" I asked.
"Well I was making sure that this here tree was ripe for bucking" she said matter of factly.
"How? Im just a little confused" I said chuckling.
Applejack straightened her self and cleared her throat. "Well Earthponies like mahself can feel the vibrations and auras comin' offa tha trees. Kinda like a fruitbat ah guess. It helps us sense when the trees ready ta be bucked an where to aim fer, ta get tha maximum amount of apples per buck"
I was amazed. She actually sounded all scientific like she knew what she was talking about, even if it did seem farfetched and impossible. Vibrating trees? Plant auras?

She noticed my musings and giggled lightheartedly. "Here lemme show ya'll". She went back to inspecting the tree murmering to herself, and then nodded.
What happened next was awe inspiring to say the least. She took a deep breath then raised her right leg and the 5'4 mare spartan kicked the tree so hard, it litterally shook and the branches above rattled, dropping copious amounts of apples all over the ground in our immediate vicinity.
I stood there dumbstruck, my mouth slightly agape. She brushed her pants off and smiled widely. "Nothing too it partner"
"Damn Aj, your strong! Like freakishly strong" I said.
"Awww aint ya'll sweet" she said throwing an arm around me, the side of her perfect left breast pushing into my side. "Welp how bout ya'll take a wack at it, I'll find ya'll a good tree"
At that she wandered about feeling and listening to diffrent trees. I was still reeling from her show of colossal strength, when she shouted my name.
"Over here Kay! I found tha perfect one for ya'll"
I reluctantly trudged over. Kicking trees full force wasnt high up on the list of things humans are good at.
"Applejack, I've never done anything like this before, how bout I just pick up the apples that fall down?" I said hopefully.
"C'mon partner look at how big ya'll is, this'll be easier'n wrangling Flutters when shes all hot n bothered" she said. Having no idea what kind of analogy she was trying to make, I dropped my head in defeat.
I determined to only give a half hearted go at applebucking, I mean I didnt intend on fracturing my foot after just surviving near drowning and hypothermia.
I stood in front of the large apple tree, which seemed even larger and even slightly intimidating (how does that work?). I mirrored Ajs motions from before, brought my foot to my chest and gingerly kicked outwards, heel to bark.
There was a shudder and a groan as the tree rocked backwards and a sizable amount of apples fell to the ground.
"Holy shit" I said astonished. I hadnt felt any resistance. It was almost like kicking cardboard. I wouldve thought I was hallucinating if not for Applejack hooting in my ear and clapping me on my back. "Not bad partner!" She said.

"I...I, thanks" I said unable to formulate a more coherent response.
Applejack looked up at the branches.
"Theres still quite a few ripe un's up there hows about ya'll give it another go? But a lil harder this time?" She said. I simply nodded and repeated the process this time applying all the force I could muster.
There was a loud crack and the sound of dirt and bark flying about as the tree was uprooted and fell over into another tree, this one quite smaller, causing it to be crushed under the one I'd just demolished with a kick.
At this both me and Aj were speechless.
"Damn it all, I had no idea ya'll were that strong! Only pony ahm ever seen do that is Big mac and it took a few kicks. Ya'll did it in two" she said wide eyed.
"Shit! Im sorry Aj" I said worried she'd be mad. "No worries partner ah just had no idea ya'll was that strong" she said.
"Yeah me either" I replied. She looked at me sideways. "Whada ya'll mean?"
"I was never that strong back on my world. I mean humans are pretty strong I guess, but not enough to kick over a tree"
"Maybe ya'll picked up some kinda magic when ya fell through the portal?" Aj offered.
"Yeah maybe....." I said. I didnt know whether to be ecstatic or disconcerted at my apparent super strength.
"Hey! Ah know somepony that may have an ansewer as to why ya'lls so damned strong" she said snapping her finger.
"Who?"
"A friend o' mine, after were done here Gran told me to take ya'll into town, ahm sure we could stop by her place, she's all bookwormy and stuff ahm sure she'd know whats going on with ya'll"
"Sounds good to me Aj"
"Alright let get on back to work, just...uh take it easy, dont need no more trees demolished" she said winking at me
I laughed "okay deal"....

.....the rest of the day went by fairly quick. Aj was a firm believer in hardwork, but it was fun too. We told stories, laughed alot and at the end of the day cleared out almost a quarter of an orchard, something she confided that it usually took the entire apple family to accomplish.
It was mid afternoon when we'd both finished up for the day and showered up. my clothes werent too dirty but I definitly needed some more. I was a little selfconscious about walking through town dirty. I mentioned this to Applejack but her response was that I should be proud to be dirty, that it would "let folks know ya'll put in a hard days workin'" as she'd put it.
The sun was still high in the sky and a nice breeze was blowing. The walk to town itself was about a 3 mile hike, but there was a well beaten path and no uphill walking so it wasnt really strenous in any way. Kinda relaxing actually.
I hadnt expected much in the way of sheer size and the town didnt dissapoint. It was small but cozy, shops pretty much packed right next to eachother. The town square was a open area, the ground inlaid in brick. Vendors sold thier wares and ponies hustled and bustled about what i assumed were their daily routines.
As soon as I had followed Aj past the first couple of shops, heads started turning in our direction. I guess being at least half a foot taller than almost everybody else in town stuck out. There were shocked stares and whispers, of course, but nothing in the way of disgust or fear. A little apprehension maybe but nothing overtly negative.
I had assumed that the population was like earths an equal mix of male and female. But from what I could see, there were many more mares than stallions. Like there were three mare to any one stallion. Also apparently not all stallions were built like Big mac, and none of the ones I saw in town were as tall as me.
But this was also a small town, so I was just generalizing on my experiences thus far. I made a mental note to ask Aj about it later.
"So where first partner?" Aj questioned. Snapping out of my haze I shrugged. "I dont really know, where is there to go?" I asked.
"Well, we can stop by the boutique and get ya'll fitted for some new duds; my friend owns the place she's some kinda fancy shmancy designer. Or we could head on over to tha Library and see if Twi can help us out with ya'lls super powers, or we can get something sweet at sugarcube corner"
I looked down and my dirt stained shirt and pants, I had washed and there was no bodyodor but still first impressions are everything.
"Clothes, definitely clothes" I responded. Motioning for me to follow her she walked towards a large and rather lavish looking building. The words Carisol Boutique in extravagent lettering framed the doorway.
A small set of steps led to the glass double doors, which I followed Aj through into the boutique itself. A jingle rang across the tiled floor and high ceilings. Delicate tapping announced the arrival of another mare.
"Applejack! Darling, it has been ages hasnt it!" She exclaimed throwing her arms around Aj.
Aj grimaced "For Celestia's sake Rarity, ah just seen ya'll 3 days ago" but she returned the hug whole heartedly. I took the oppurtunity to observe the new female.
'Rarity' was a couple inches taller than Applejack, although the addition of blue stilleto heels put her at my height. Whereas Applejack had a very toned slightly muscular body, this mare was slender. Her breasts were smaller yet perky. Her waist and hips were more slender, but in no way was she just skin and bones. Her hair was longer than Aj's and was blue like her stilleto's. It was styled as was her long blue tail. A long spiraled horn, much like Celestia's poked through her immaculate mane. Her coat was white and she wore a black cocktail dress. A large ornate silver necklace and silver hoop earings finished off her ensemble. Her large blue eyes sparkled as she laughed daintily
"Pishposh darling, to what do i owe this pleasure?" Rarity inquired.
"Well ah gotta new farmhand, hes not from around these parts and he needs some new threads" Aj responded pulling me forward.
Rarity let out an exageratted gasp, and brought her hand to her mouth. "Who is this?" She asked Applejack, trying to sound normal.
"This here is Kay, he stayin with us and helping out on the farm, ah was hoping you could size him up for me".
"Yeah, Applejack's been telling me how your the best fashion designer in Equestria, she didnt say how attractive you were" I said shamelessly flirting to break the ice. Luckily it seemed to be the kind of stuff this mare lived for.
She immediately softened up and put on a dazzling smile.
"Oh Darling you simply must stop teasing me so" she said twirling a finger in her blue locks. "She is quite right however"
She extended her hand which I accepted. "My name is Rarity, owner and proprietor of the Carousal Boutique"
I kissed her hand and replied "Im Kay, a pleasure to meet you Lady Rarity" she blushed slightly as my lips met her soft hands. She brough her free hand to her mouth again. "My my such a gentlecolt, and in the company of Applejack no less, I'm shocked to see her in such refined company" she teased.
"Awright, awright if ya'll are done making googly eyes, can we get down to buisness?" Applejack huffed.
"Darling you must lighten up" Rarity teased. "This way" she said motioning for me to follow. Applejack closed in behind us as we set foot in a large and opulent dressing room. "Sweetie! We have a customer" Rarity called.
A few moments later another white mare came into the dressing room. Her hair too was styled and curled but instead of blue it was a two toned color of light purple and pink. Her eyes were green and she too sported a horn. She was shorter than either Aj or Rarity, probably around 5'0 but she was shaped much like Rarity.
"This is Sweetiebelle" Rarity announced. "My best employee and sibling"
Sweetiebelle grimaced "I'm the only one of both".
After Sweetiebelle arrived they went right to work measuring me, turns out the only real difference in designing was that I didnt need a tail hole or pants fitted for hooves. As they measured me they both asked questions about what I was, where I was from, how I got here, nothing I hadnt heard in the last couple of days.
I regailed them with the same practiced explanation. Sweetiebelle was especially interested in my tattoos. She too mistook them for cutiemarks, saying how jealous she was that I had so many and that it had taken her and her friends alot longer than most to get theirs.
I learned quite a bit about ponies in general. Apparently 3 human years equalled to 1 pony year. Sweetiebelle was a young adult at 19 years old, but in human years she wouldve been considered a senior. Rarity was 25 (My age) and Applejack was 23. I also learned that my original assumption was correct and that mares outnumbered stallions almost 3 to 1.
I knew Applejack and her family were all Earthponies. I also learned, as if the horn in the middle of thier foreheads wasnt obvious enough, Rarity and her sister were Unicorns. Thier magic was pretty impressive. Some kind of telekinesis I guessed. They could move and manipulate objects so well it made me wonder why they even had hands.
They also explained to me that the princesses were Alicorns, the rarest and most powerful of all ponies, and generally the defacto leaders of Equestria. Apparently they were so rare that only three exsisted, but they were all very ancient, Celestia the oldest being nearly 4,000 years old.
"And dont forget to tell him about pegasi while your at it" Sweetiebelle said.
"Oh yes Darling one of our very best friends is a pegasus, thier quite brilliant fliers in addition to controlling the weather" Rarity remarked Idly closing her tape measure.
This opened a whole new discussion and i heard an oddly familiar name mentioned.
"Rainbowdash.....she's the one that saved me" I said. "Oh yeah she sure is a pistol that mare" Aj said.
"I really wanna thank her for that" I said.
"she's off in Cloudsdale for a weather convention darling, but yes you two should become better acquainted, she's quite the tomcolt, but noone in equestria can outfly her" Rarity responded.
After the fitting was done Rarity promised to have me a new wardrobe in a week or so. She also refused any kind of payment, telling me it was a gift. After thanking her I reached for her hand and instead she pulled me into a hug and kissed both my cheeks. Sweetiebelle shook my hand and smiled.
As Aj and I walked out Rarity called after me
"Dont be a stranger dear! Stop by any time you get the chance to chat!" She shouted. I smiled, assuring her I would.
"Well Rarity sure took to ya'll quickly. Just tell her she's Celestia's gift to Ponies and she'll be yer bestfriend" she chuckled.
"Yeah" I agreed "She's something else, but she seems sincere, her and Sweetiebelle"
"Yer just lucky ya'll werent around when Sweetiebelle and Applebloom and Dashes sister Scootaloo where younger, whoo them fillies were something else" Applejack exclaimed. I laughed as she told me some of thier more unbelievable exploits.
"Damn Applebloom sounds alot like you Aj" I teased. Aj laughed in response "Ah reckon she got it honest, never met a stranger that filly, always wild as a hungry manticore but friendly as can be".
"Tell me about it, I remember my little sister used to......" I paused. Id tryed to keep home out off my mind, but it always would creep up on me.
Applejack noticed my frown and smiled understandably.
"Hey ah know it must be hard, lets just not talk about it" she said.

"Thanks Aj" i said. We walked in silence for a while.
Suddenly Aj perked up. "Hey ah almost forgot to take ya'll to go see Twilight!" She said.
"Who?"
"Remember the nerdy mare ah told ya'll about?" She prodded.

"Oh yeah, ok sounds good" I replied.
With that we were off hopefully to find some ansewers....

As we walked I asked Aj why everybody was so.....unbothered by my difference of appearance. Her response was pretty much the same as Celestia's. I wasnt the strangest looking creature to just randomly appear here. Also, apparently ponies were just naturally nicer and more accepting than humans, at least based on what I'd seen so far.
I voiced this theory to Aj, but she assured me that there were some ponies that were prejudiced. She told me the story of how a pony like being named Zecora (she was a Zebra) had appeared in the everfree foresta few years back and how everyone had acted like she was a leper.
In fact according to Aj, only her younger sister Applebloom had been willing to try to befriend the strange mare. She had succseeded and now, although she still lived in her hut in the forest, she was well known and respected.
Soon we came to a large tree. Well I think it was a tree, it had windows and a door. I guess this was a more literal interpretation of treehouse.
"Here we are" Aj announced. "Where is here?" I asked. "This here is Twilights house, and ponyvilles library" she responded. "Oh ok, guess you werent joking about the nerd part" I said. Aj chuckled and knocked on the door.
First let me just say that I had been in Equestria a couple of days so the whole pony thing was becoming pretty common place. What I mean to say is that the shock value had worn off. So I wouldnt have batted an eye when Aj's friend ansewered the door. However it wasnt a mare that opened the door. It wasnt even a pony. The being in question was short, even by pony standards.
It was probably the size of young filly or colt. Instead of a pastel colored coat, purple scales seemed to cover its body. Green spikes formed a mohawk of sorts. It sported a tail, alligator in shape. It wore a white collared shirt and khaki pants. Its bare feet displayed three toes ending in rather sharp looking claws.
"Hey Applejack" it said smiling. It had a highpitched male voice like it had just reached puberty.
"Heya Spike, is Twi round abouts" Aj asked. Ok Spike huh? had to be a guy, but what kind was the big question.
"Sure" he said eyeing me suspiciously. "Come on in" he said holding the door open. Me and Aj squeezed by and as he shut the door behind us, the inevitable question arose. "Whose your friend?"
Aj clapped me on the back "This heres mah new farmhand, Kay, the only hooman in equestria" she said. "Human" I corrected her. She ignored me and continues "this is Spike, Twilights assistant and only Dragon in ponyville". Spike smiled and extended his hand.
I didnt respond rightaway. Had Aj really just said 'Dragon'?. I mean sure he was reptilian in nature. But really a dragon?. Maybe the pony definition was a little different than the human one.

Aj cleared her throat and I snapped back to reality. "Sorry, nice to meet you Spike" I said shaking his hand. His grin was still plastered on his face, probably forcefully so. "You just dont look like any dragon ive ever seen" I said sheepishly.
"Oh yeah? Well what kinda dragons have you seen?" He asked.
I stammered for a response but Aj spoke up "He's not from around here Spike, ah reckon dragons look a might bit different where hes from, just like ponies" she chuckled. "Can ya'll believe he said ponies in his world walk around on all fours? What a hoot!"
Spike laughed too. "Well ive never seen a hooman so I guess its all fair" Spike said shrugging.
He led us through the house which was quite a bit larger than it looked on the ouside.
The place was crammed with books. I mean literally shelves that reached to the roof. And there were no small volumes of literature. There were tomes and scrolls of various conditions of quality. Encyclopedias and dictionaries as big as a small child perched precariously on the top most shelves.
Finally Spike led us through to a small den like area. The walls still littered with shelves that were in turn crammed full of books. There was a couch and a recliner as well as a fireplace. And a small recaltangular table over which a purple pony was hunched.
"Heya Twi'" Aj said loudly. The purple mare jumped and turned around .
Nerd was definitely my first impression. She had on a overly large lab coat with the sleeves rolled up with a white t-shirt underneath. A pair of black khaki pants and a oversized pair of glasses. A notepad and pen was in her hand.
She was average pony height about thw same as Aj. Her coat was purple though. As was her long hair and tail. With a streak of darker purple and pink. A horn protruded from her hair, so she was onviously a unicorn like Rarity. Her purple eyes were wide and bloodshot.
She looked haggard like she hadnt slept in days.
"Oh my Aj, you scared me!" Her voice was highpitched and she spoke very fast. "I dont really have time to talk. So busy testing a theory for the princess. Could you come back later?. Maybe 4 am that'd be great bye!" She said turning around.
I shot Aj a questioningly look and she just shook her head and smiled as if to say 'just wait for it'. I didnt wait long as Twilight spun back around and rounded on me like a rabid dog. "Ooooooo you must be the hooman! Yes! Hmmmm no coat, no wings or horns or tail? She started lifting my arms and stuck a popsicle stick (which she conjured out of nothing apparently) into my mouth examing my teeth.
"Hmmmmm, yes i see the fangs Celestia mentioned but also teeth suited to a herbivore lifestlye....fascinating" she felt my shoulder blades "No signs of vestigal wings" she then proceeded to thump my forehead "no signs of a proto horn, but the skull seems quit dense". Then she ran her hand down my pants feeling around where my spine ended, "hmmmm no signs of a vestigal tail either" she proceeded to write all this down in her notepad, the whole time muttering to herself a mile a minute.
I was starting to be afraid she'd tell me too drop my pants and 'cough'. I dont think i was far off as she reached for my zipper in a swift motion. Luckily Aj saved the day as she slapped Twilights hand away laughing.
"Yes Twi he's the hooman ya'll heard about sheesh give the poor fella a chance to catch his breath". Twilight flushed a little and her wide eyes decreased to what i assumed was normal. At least they werent any bigger than Aj's.
"Im so so sorry please forgive me mr. Hooman" she said. I laughed "No harm done, and just call me Kay". "Kay? Like the letter K? Or maybe more like the slang version of the word Okay, which is a synonym for other words like 'alright' or 'sure'....." she trailed off again and i sighed to myself.

"We had some questions" Aj anounced. Twilight made a weird squealing noise and clapped her hands together as she jumped up and down "Oooooooo questions please sit sit sit!" She said ushering us to the couch as she sat in the recliner. "Spike!" She shouted.
The little dragon, quiet this whole time stepped forward. "Yes?" He asked. "Please bring us some refreshments" she said in a professional tone. "Sure thing" he said rolling his eyes as he walked out of the room. I chuckled at his indignation.
"Just let me get comfortable" Twilight said as she took of the huge labcoat and threw it unceremoniously behind the couch.

Nerdy and spazzed out as she may be the tight t-shirt and khakis she wore showed she too had a nice figure. It wasnt the super model figure of Rarity or Aj's athletic form, but i was well above average. Her breast were smaller than either Rarity or Aj's, but her things had more meat on them and were much wider than either of the other mares id become acquainted with.
She clasped her hands together and gazed at us intently "So? Questions? Fire away" she said leaning back. I was unsure of what to say or how to approach this eccentric mare. Luckily Aj saved me again. "Well Kay here's pretty damned strong, only only trouble is he says hoomans arent normally that strong where he's from"
"Hmmmmm" Twilight mused to herself. "How strong are we talking Applejack? Did you do any strength measurements?"
"Well uh nah, how in the hay would we even go about something like that Twi? Ya'llre the scienteest" Aj said rolling her eyes. "I did kick over a tree if that helps" i offered. I regretted speaking up as Twilight rounded on me again. "A tree you say? A big tree? Small tree? Oak? Pine? Ooooo was it a Maple? Do hooman normally kick over trees?" There she went talking like a pissed of latina again. She was also on the edge of her seat, pen at the ready.
"Uh it was a pretty decent sized tree, a apple tree, and no ive never known a human to kick one over" I said. She jotted down some notes. She asked more questions about human strength in general and asked for examples. Eventually Spike showed up with the refreshments and he sat down and listened with interest to the conversation.
From what I gleaned from Twilight, Earth ponies were the physically strongest. And the Apple family was considered exceptionally strong even among other Earthponies. Given that it took Big mac (the strongest of the Apples) several hard kicks to topple a similiarly sized tree as the one I kicked over, Twilight firmly put my strength in the 'super equine' category.

To get a more concrete reading she took us to her 'laboratory'. Machines and inventions of all types were scattered about. She brought us too one particular machine which consisted of a large pedastal which was connected to a hollow, metallic cylinder. The inside was padded and filled with blinking lights and sensors.
"This" Twilight announced proudly "is my patented, strength-o-meter 3000 mkII". Aj shook her head and murmered "Here we go". "How does it work?" I asked. "Simple!" She shouted. "You place your entire arm into the cylinder and push against it with all your strength and it measures the PSI and calculates it into a numerical value" she explained.
"The average Pegasi normally rates a 115, exeptions like Rainbowdash score upwards of 165. Unicorns average around 140. Earthponies average at 180, Aj here scored 248 and Big mac scored a 275"
"Whats about Alicorns?" I asked, my curiosity peaked. Aj and Spike looked curious as well. Twilights maniacle grin faltered a little. "Well its called the mkII for a reason. Princess cadence tested out the mark I and broke it, and shes the weakest princess....." she trailed off, leaving it to our imaginations I guess.
"So um...shall we? Twilight asked. I stepped forward and put my arm into the cylinder. "Now what?" I asked. "Just let me calibrate it" Twilight muttered
She pushed a few buttons and the machine hummed to life. "Ok whenever your ready push against the cylinder very gently" she instructed.
I nodded and applied a small amount of pressure. The machine beeped a few times. "138" Twilight read from the console. She wrote this number down "Again, a little more force this time".
I pushed a little harder, there was another series of beeps and another readout from Twilight. "193, go again please". This time I applied a good deal more force, more out of curiosity than anything else. The machine beeped again and this time Twilight got excited "Oh wow! 345! He blew your score outta the water!" She said turning to Aj.
Aj whistled "Whoo boy! No wonder ya'll bucked that tree slam over".
Twilight wrote this down in her notebook. "Well how about this time dont hold anything back" she said. "Are you sure? I dont wanna break anything" I said half turning towards her. "Dont worry! I reinforced it to survive an Alicorn im sure it can handle it"
I decided not to ask if she had actual tested the newer model on one of the princesses. Sighing, I gritted my teeth and pushed as hard as I could. Bolts creaked and the metal strained, but didnt give. I pushed with all my strength until the machine was actually starting to lean forward. Just when I thought I was going to tip it over completely, the machine started beeping. I relaxed and the mkII leaned back into its original position
I pulled my arm out and turned around to see Twilight and Aj with thier mouths open.
Spike was standing on his tiptoes trying to see the number. "So uh.....did i pass?" I asked lamely. Twilight snapped out of her trance and cleared her throat before ansewering "I...umm....yes uhh...983" she said in disbelief. "Whoa!" Spike said finally speaking up "Thats wayyyy higher than Mac and he's crazy strong!" The little dragon said in awe. "Yes 3.5 times stronger infact, and with less muscle mass it shouldnt be possible" Twilight said. Ouch! Shot to the ego.
"So uh any ideas why he's so strong?" Spike asked. Twilight was scribbling in her notepad at the speed of crazy. Without looking up she ansewered "Ummm there are wayyy to many variables to give a concrete ansewer....best guess? Maybe the residual magic of this world bonded with his molecular structure when he came out of the portal. Perhaps the gravity on his planet is greater than here, which could also account for increased strength. I really wont know for sure until I run some tests"
"Maybe another time" I said. "Its been a long day and im sure tommorow will be too" I said looking at Aj. "Hay yeah, its bucking season ahm planning on clearing a orchard a day with ya'lls help" she said clapping me on the back.
Twilight frowned "Well at least let me get a blood sample and I'll see what I can find out, but you should really see Celestia about it" then her eyes lit up and she snapped her fingers "I'll send her a letter! Now just sit tight while I find a syringe" she said scavenging through drawers. "Bingo!" She said pulling out a syringe with a rather large needle attached. "Hope your not scared of a little needle!" She said, that maniacle gleam in her eye returning.
I gulped. little needle huh? Yeah whats to be scared off?