A Burning Tale

by Lucky Flame

Chapter 5: A New Home

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It's been a few days since I escape the Factory and started to live my old life again but... I feel like it's not safe yet. I can't endanger my Family like this... if something would happen I would drown in regret. Today I'll have to search for a new, hopefully a safe, own Home. I already talked to my Mother about my plans and she started to cry, as I expected, and tried to convince me that we'll be alright. But my choice had been made...

I made myself some breakfast before searching the newspapers for Homes. I picked out a few.
The first I visited was in Canterlot, A pretty big house with many corners, It looked amazing from the outside but on the inside it was a mess, the walls collapsed, the electricity was damaged and worst of all the roof caved in. My hopes were crushed since I hoped I could live here safely since the Castle isn't far away.

I moved on to the next which took me a long flight. The second House I went to was in Manehatten. As I landed I already gave up hope. The front looked disgusting it had graffiti and something else, which I don't want to explain, all over it. I immediately took off again and wanted to go to the next, which sadly was already sold, so I flew to the last one... Ponyville.

I never heard of it but my hopes were big. I was kind of surprised as I discovered the house. It was a Cloud Home floating above a small and quiet town. I didn't think much of it and looked inside of it since I had the permission of the current owner, he wasn't there yet so I took the chance to take a quick peek inside. My heart pounded against my chest as I walked in and I was quickly relieved. It was amazing, everything was in good condition.

I waited for the owner to come over so I could sign the contract, it took about half an hour until a yellow coated Pegasus Mare landed on the front porch. She was pretty shy at first, she just gave me the contract with shaking hooves after I told her I'd take it. I quickly signed it and smiled kindly, which was a bad idea, I was confused as she took off rapidly and flew home again but a few moments later I realized... my fangs! I wasn't thinking of my fangs! After I successfully scared the current Owner away I took the keys she dropped and walked inside.
On the first Night I slept on the couch which was left in there and waited until tomorrow to get my stuff in here.

The Night passed and I woke up to the sound of knocking. It took me a while to realize it was somepony knocking on the door. I jump off the couch and walked to the door with a annoyed sigh, I mean it was about 7 o'clock in the morning who wakes somepony up at this time?.
I opened the door a bit to peek through a small crack. Before I could even ask anything a hyperactive Pink Pony charged through the door and knocked me over. I immediately jump up again and was about to pull my sword out of it's shaft as I realized she was smiling at me with the brightest smile I've ever saw. I calmed down again and pushed the sword back into the shaft.

"Who in 'tarnation are you?! And what do you want? You better have a good reason to bash into my home like this at this time!"

I asked annoyed and hid my sword since she hasn't seen it yet while walking back inside. She bounced on the spot which almost drove me crazy as I realized that she was an Earth Pony! How is she even up here?!.

"Heya! I'm Pinkie Pie I noticed that you moved in and I wanted to welcome you with my friends but they're sadly busy but I think you already met Fluttershy I know she can be very quiet but if you know her better you could become best friends who knows you might be best friends with me too!"

My ears almost started to bleed as the high pitched voice echoed inside them. I rubbed my left ear while answering her.

"Pinkie Pie... I'll better not forget your name... how in the name of Luna are you even standing here?! on a Cloud?! you're an Earth Pony!"

I was unable to understand how an Earth Pony was able to get up here and stand on a cloud. And how did she even find out that I moved here?... maybe that Pegasus, I mean Fluttershy, talked to her afterwards...

"Well easy to explain these Clouds are reinforced with a light metal One of my friends used to live up here before she got arrested for something really mean..."

Her voice got sadder at the end of her explanation and I gulped after hearing it. I looked through the House nervously before asking her who this friend was.

"Why Rainbow Dash of course!"

She replied a bit happier this time. But my happiness dropped at once, just like my heart skipped some beats at this point, and my fear was clearly noticeable.
She tilted her head in confusion as I started to sweat and breathe heavier.

"A-are you alright?..."

She starred at me completely confused. I never researched about any of those homes! how could I have been so naive and just sign the contract without knowing the actual owner?!

"Y-you mean... THE Rainbow Dash?..."

My voice trembled in fear as I spelled that awful name once more.

"Yes... Rainbow Dash one of my best friends... she used to life in here a few years ago..."

She answered me with confusion. I immediately sent her out and I lay down on the couch to cower in fear.

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