Even farther from home

Short chapter is short.

'Ugh, J'lae really should find the others....but J'lae is still hungry....'

"Hey Fluffy, you alright? You keep zoning out." Pinkie asked.

"Huh? Oh sorry. Wait a second, why do you call me Fluffy?" you retorted.

"Well because when you freak out your hair stands up and looks fluffy." she said.

"IT DOES NOT!" you shouted.

"IT DOES SO!" Pinkie shouted back.

"NOT!" you said

"SO!" Pinkie said

"NOT!"

"SO!"

"NOT!"

"NOT!"

"SO! MY HAIR STANDS UP WHEN J'LAE FREAKS OUT AND THAT IS FINAL!"

"Whatever you say Fluffy!" Pinkie said with a giggle. With a hop to her step, she went back to the room she came from, leaving you very confused.

'What the hell just happened...'

Your little exchange with Pinkie left you rather tired. Taking a seat at one of the nearby tables, a thought popped into your head.

'These are really small chairs.'

Trying to find a comfortable position and failing miserably, you settled with just sitting on the table instead. Clearing your mind, you were finally able to relax a bit and evaluate your situation.

'Okay, J'lae has found Pinkie and she seems fine. Just need to find Rarity at her boutique, Twilight at her Library, Applejack at her farm, Fluttershy in her cottage and Rainbow Dash at.... Where does she live?.... SHIT.'

Having a long day ahead of you, you opened your eyes to only find your view obstructed by two ponies. One was a mare that had a blue coat with a pink mane while the other was a stallion that had a light orange coat with a mane that was a darker shade of orange. What they shared in common however were two big grins that rivaled even Pinkie's. Starting to get a bit freaked out, you spoke up.

"Can J'lae help yo-"

"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" Both ponies said in unison to you. To say the least, you were utterly confused at the two ponies in front of you.

"Uh, who are you and why are you thanking me?" you asked. The two ponies exchanged glances before turning back to you.

"My apologies, I'm Mr. Cake while this is my wife, Mrs. Cake." The orange stallion said while pointing a hoof at his wife. "As to why we were thanking you, well you saved not only our lives, but our foals lives as well!" Mr. Cake said with gratitude. Thinking back to the attack and when the dragon broke through Twilight's shield, you did remember spotting the couple with two fillies in hoof about to be crushed by the dragon.

"Oh yea, you two were in the crowd when the dragon was coming down, and like you said you had children with you, are they alright?", you asked.

"Yes they're fine. In fact, I think they would like to meet you." Mrs. Cake said. Both of the cakes left and went up a set of stairs you somehow didn't notice.

'That's right, J'lae did save a lot of lives that day. J'lae probably shouldn't milk that for all its worth... Probably..... At least not too much.'

Waiting around for a few minutes, you saw the cakes come down the stairs with two foals. One with a light tan coat and brown mane while the other shared similar traits with her father.

"Poundcake, Pumpkin Cake, this is the nice fella who saved us." Mrs. Cake cooed to the foals. The two little foals craned their necks at you and gave a quizzical look towards you before bursting into giggles. Hearing their laughter brought a smile to your face.

"They're adorable." you said. The Cakes only smiled in response. During your little 'play-date', you failed to notice that Pinkie entered with a tray full of baked goods. Setting them on a nearby table, Pinkie hopped towards you.

"I heard your stomach rumble Fluffy so I brought you some things to fill you up!" Pinkie said with her usual cheerfulness.

"J'lae would love to eat these wonderful, sweet looking.... mouth-watering treats... But he doesn't have any money." you said.

"Oh don't worry about paying, we owe you our lives! The least we could do is keep you well fed." Mr. Cake said. Your stomach answered for you as it let out a loud grumble, causing the two little twins to giggle.

Five minutes later

"He-he ate the table too..." Mr. cake mumbled.

"What? J'lae hasn't eaten in a week." you replied.

"It was made of plastic!" Mr. Cake whined.

"Wrong. It was made of DELICIOUS plastic."

'Whatever the hell plastic is anyway.'

"Anywho, J'lae needs to check on the others, so farewell Cakes and Pinkie."

"Come back soon Fluffy. And don't forget the directions I gave you." Pinkie said as she waved goodbye. Exiting through the door, you went over where Pinkie told you where her friends resided.

"Rarity is up first. Better to get out that out of the way." you said to yourself.

Walking in the general direction Pinkie pointed you to, you began to notice the various looks you were getting. Most of them were of confusion or curiosity, some ponies even waved at you.

'It feels good getting some recognition that isn't of fear or bloodlust.'

Walking for a few minutes with more stares directed at you, you were at Rarity's doorstep. Stepping through the door, a bell dinged to alert the residence of your presence.

"Coming." A familiar voice said in a sing-song voice. The door from a side room swung open as Rarity stepped through. Seeing you, Rarity let out a small gasp before addressing you.

"J'lae, what a pleasant surprise. I see you fully recovered, thats wonderful." Rarity said genuinely.

"Well my leg still has some pain, but everything else is fine. J'lae actually came to thank you for the clothes you left m-" your thanks was interrupted by a scream coming from seemingly nowhere.

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS LION TAMERS!"

Hearing the source from above, you looked up towards the rafters where a trio of small ponies came falling towards you with a net.

'Oh shit.'

So I feel like something is wrong with this chapter besides it being short. I'm not really sure what it is, but its annoying me. If you guys notice anything odd about this chapter, tell me so I can make it seem better.