A Strange But Familiar Place

by Rose of Nihil

A Pink Morning

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I find myself gazing up at the ceiling after rubbing my eyes and notice that it's a lot pinker than usual. Confusion sets in until I remember most of last nights events. I turn to my side quickly and see Pinkie Pie sleeping next to me. I freeze up instantly, also not remembering the reason why I didn't just go home.

Did I... With her?... Why can't I remember anything besides a few games with her!? We were laughing, having a good time.. And then we had some sort of platter of sweets.. After that...

I sit up slowly so I don't wake her and feel my head hurting a little bit. My mouth is dry and my body feels weak, but still full of some energy somehow. I am wearing just my underwear, in this case it's boxers. I scan around her large room and see a cup of water next to me on a kind of nightstand and immediately drink some of it. Relief courses through my dry mouth and throat. As I finish i feel the natural urge of having to take a crap like no tomorrow and hastily proceed to go to the restroom I remember seeing as I was pulled into this room last night. As I walk through the doorway I hear a small voice behind me. I freeze in place and turn around to see Pinkie Pie sitting up and rubbing her eyes. Her mane is straight, which is strange because it was just poofy when I got up.

"Good morning Pinkie." I say with a low and quiet voice as I walk back over to her and the bed.

She looks up at me and smiles as a small amount of her hair begins to poof up. "Morning Devan." Pinkie replies with a warm voice I've never seen her use before.

I feel a small tingle go down my spine and my brain gets a bit fuzzy. My stomach feels a bit lighter and I can't help but think that she is so...

No.. I was told to stay away from romance. I'm just some creature anyways, something that she would never love. She's a horse too. A sentient one, but still a horse... Imagining us together right now just makes me feel weird. I don't even know what fully happened last night. I don't feel like I had sex with her, but I do feel exhausted now for some reason or another. Did we just stay up that late? I don't understand... I guess I can be direct.

"Pinkie Pie, last night... Did we?.." I start, hoping she would finish for me.

"Have fun? Yes! It was a blast! I've never had that much fun before. I didn't think you'd be that flexible!" she says while sticking her tongue out at me.

OH GOD! We did!

I slump down onto my knees and lean against the admittedly tall bed.

"What's wrong Devan? Is something bothering you?

"We had sex, didn't we?" I say with a defeated look.

Pinkie Pie dons a look of surprise and then bursts out in laughter, giggling while rolling around her bed in a erratic manner. I stare at her antics with my eyes wide and wonder if I said something funny or she has a perverted sense of humor. Then I remembered many similar reactions in cartoons and sigh with relief.

"I suppose we didn't have sex, huh?" I say with a smile while getting up from my kneeling position.

She eventually stops rolling around and nods at me with a wipe of a tear from her eye. I sigh while shaking my head gently.

"You are some pony Pinkie Pie." I say, turning around to go take a shower and hopefully use the toilet.

"You really are from a world that knows our future due to some show?" Pinkie asks while tugging on my shirt.

Her hair is extremely straight now. The sudden change brings me aback as I sense something is wrong. I turn around and nod with a serious face.

"Do I find love?" she asks immediately after my nod.

I look at her and shake my head. "I wouldn't know. That kind of stuff isn't shown in the show, at least not as far as I've seen. Perhaps you do, but I can't tell you Pinkie Pie." I say in a saddened tone, sympathizing with her.

Her face turns down and she sighs deeply. A tear seems to fall down her face and I can't help but feel a guilt in my heart. "Don't worry Pinkie, you'll find love. You're a great pony who deserves love. You just need to find the right special somepony, okay?" I continue with a quick hug. I feel her front legs wrap around me and a small amount of pressure on my cheek. I feel my cheeks redden up and back away gently. I wave at her and walk out with a smile before I do something I shouldn't.

I arrive at the farm and notice that it is mostly empty. Apples are already taken down from the trees, Applejack and Big Mac are missing and work seems to be completed. A small bag is sitting at the front door of their small barn house. It is accompanied but a note that has a few words.

'Thanks for all the hard work this past week Devan. There ain't much to do today so don't worry about workin. We thought that you deserved these bits anyways though, seein that you can do somethin us farmhands take a whole day to do in just an hour.'

I open the bag and see ten bits sitting in the bag. I smile and walk off, headed towards the Carousel Boutique.

What an amazing family...

I arrive at the Carousel Boutique and inside I find Sweetie Belle and Rarity talking to each other. Pinkie Pie is there too strangely, instantly locking onto me and rushing up into my face. I step back a step as her face is less than an inch from mine.

"Heya Devan! Fancy meeting you here! I was just helping Rarity with some dress designs of the sweet and candy variety! Something bright and colorful for her client!" Pinkie Pie says with an excited grin.

"Yes, I wanted an experts opinion and Pinkie Pie is one of the more colorful ponies I know. It would be a faux pas to ignore her expertise on such things." Rarity says with the grace of royalty in her tone.

"I thought there was going to be candy.." Sweetie Belle groans with a pout and a small kick to the floor.

Pinkie Pie appears behind Sweetie Belle and pulls a lollipop out of her ear, or at least it seems like it. She shoves it in Sweetie's mouth and and hops away towards Rarity.

"Well, it's nice seeing everyone here, but I have some magical training to do." I say in response while walking past Rarity to the stairway.

Oh yeah, that time last night..

"Rarity, about telekinesis. Does it work more effectively on organic materials or something?" I ask with one foot up the stairs.

"In some circumstances, yes. Why? Did you notice something recently?" Rarity replies.

"Really? Huh.. It seemed like that string I always practice with is harder to lift than something I lifted last night is all." I say brushing off the statement with a laugh.

"Well that makes sense darling, it does have that wonderful material I mentioned before in it." she says with a smug-like grin.

I stare at her in confusion and remember her saying that it was special and was made out of an expensive material.

That material must be the same as the one connected to that orb! I've been power lifting with magic this whole time!?? So what CAN I do on normal materials?

I concentrate for a second and lift Sweetie Belle up with extreme ease and twirl her around me slowly. She giggles and laughs with excitement and put her arms out and closes her eyes. Pinkie jumps up and down under her and grins towards me with the same excitement as Sweetie.

"Do me! Do me!" she says loudly and with happiness flowing out of her.

I oblige and pull her up parallel to Sweetie Belle with a bit more effort but still slight ease. After about a minute of twirling them both around me, I let them down slowly and hear both of them whine with disappointment. I smile at their childish behavior and innocence.

"Darling, that is absolutely amazing! I never thought you would have that much magical power in you! I can't wait to see your future abilities with such potential. You might even surpass Twilight one day..." she trails off as she walks in a thoughtful pose away from the room into another.

Surpass... Twilight? That's crazy! I mean, how?

"Wow! That sounds super duper amazing Devan!" Pinkie Pie exclaims while rushing over to me, shoving another random lollipop she had into my mouth.

"Yes, it does huh? I just hope I can control it all." I say with a nervous smile.

"Oh you will. I've given you focus and growth, now you need to learn the fundamentals." Rarity says from across the room.

Rarity tosses a huge bag my way and I catch it with my magic right before it hits my face.

"Your next level of training starts tomorrow Darling. I so hope you will enjoy it." Rarity says with a slight bit of a mischievous tone.


Author's Note

It's late, again! But hey, plot!

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