A True Self Insert, Season 1: How did I get here?

September 13, 2010.
7:00 A.M.

The next day saw me, Shining, Spike, Big Mac and new pegasus from out of town all meeting up at Suger Cube Corner, bright and early. Upon entering the confection store Pinky grabbed and sat me down at a table next to all the others. Upon seeing our new guest I made an inquiry.

"So who's the new guy?" He gave me a soft smile and held out a hoof. "The names Zepher Breeze." He said in a pleasant enough tone. "Pleased to meet you," I said as I shook it. Once the introductions were done we flagged down Pinkie who bounced over with a smile on her face.

"Hello, boys! What can I get for you all this morning?" She asked in an overly perky tone that got a chuckled out of me.

I let the other's order first still not sure of what to eat. Spike pointed out that whatever we got we would have to make it quick and to go. The girls were going to be showing up soon to pick up Pinkie. Not that we weren't supposed to have contact with one another throughout the day. It had more to do with Twilight's schedule and the fact that she didn't want us to end up chatting the time away. That was supposed to come about later on tonight when we all met up for a little group activity.

"I wonder what they could have planned?" I was brought out of my musings by a poke in the shoulder.

"Hey, bud you ok there?" Spike asked. I shook my head. "Oh yeah sorry for spacing out. Uh, I'll have the blueberry muffin with cinnamon frosting." I asked as Pinkie took our order's.

"All right I'll be back before you can say supercalifragilisticexspialidocius!" She then zoomed into the back and began to bake our order to go. Everypony just chuckled and shook there head. With our order being made we all got up, stretched and started to gather at the door leading out. In practically no time at all Pinkie was back with our order's handing them out.

We gave her our thanks and in my case a small hug as we exited the store. However just as we were leaving the girls were heading this way. Shining Armor stopped and held the door open for them.

"Thank you gentalcolts. Don't have too much fun without us!" Rarity called out as she passed giving us a soft wink. Fluttershy gave Zepher a hug.

"See Zepher I told you it would be a fun day out." He just laughed. "Yes, sis you did." He then chuckled. "Can't wait to get out there and tear up a few rugs!" He said causing Dash to snort.
"Oh no! You do not want to be around him when he tries to dance!" she warned giving Zepher a hoof to which he rolled his eye's and shook.

"Long time no see Dash." He smirked. "So tell me how's life been?" She just sat down and smiled. "Same old, same old. Still being awesome! Well now I'm head weather manager so there's that." she said as if it was the simplest thing in the world. Zepher gave a whistle of gratitude.

"nice to see you moving up in the ranks." Then he got a devious grin on his face.

"So seeing anyone lately?" He asked. She just rolled her eye's with a smirk of her own.

"Not at the moment but who knows." She winked the guys. "I may be on the lookout for somepony soon." She then looked past Zepher at Twilight who was motioning for her to follow.

"Oh got to go see you all later on tonight!" She said zooming off into the bakery. The last one to enter was Cadance who stopped to give Shining a swift kiss.

"See you later on tonight!" She said making a purposeful attempt to sway her hips as she trotted inside. She gave a knowing smirk as she felt all of there eye's on her flank as the door closed.

"Wow!" Zepher said as he picked his jaw up off the floor. Shining smirked as he turned his heavily red face to the group.

"Well come on you guys get the lead out of your dick's and let's go." He ordered seeing several of them had indeed sported a stiffy. This caused the whole group to cough and begin shuffling away to the first destination on their little town map Twilight had provided for them earlier.

8:07 A.M.

"So where to first?" Joseph asked as he looked at the map of Ponyville. Spike peaked over his shoulder and pointed to the arcade.

"That's a good spot!" He pointed out excitedly. Then he looked around at the rest of the group. "Um, that is if everyone else is ok with it?" He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. Joseph shrugged. "Seems fine to me." He looked at everyone else. "Is the arcade an ok first place to go?" They all nodded. He folded up the map and then pointed west.

"Then let us be away!" He said as he began to sprint in the wrong direction with Spike in tow. "It's the other way dude!" Spike shouted as he hung on ginning like a madman.

8:13 A.M.

As the guy's set out for the arcade Cadence, Twilight and the rest of the girls decided to go to the spa for the day.

"Oh, darling this will simply be magnificent!" Rarity stated as they took a seat in the waiting room. As the girls all grouped together Cadance got Twilight's attention. She moved over to and took a seat next to her old foal sitter.

"So Twiliy tell me who are we getting all gussied up for?" She winked causing Twilight to blush.

"Well, no one in particular. It's just." She sighed. "It's Joseph." She stated causing Cadance to smirk. "So that's your type big, tall, and handsome?" Twilight frantically waved her hooves. "What no not me!" She stated getting everyponies attention. She giggled and took a deep breath.

"Listen he's just having a rough time." She rolled her eye's. "Hell, I'm surprised he hasn't cracked already but seeing as he has all of us.." She let the conversation fall. Cadance sighed. "You just want to see him happy?" She stated as she sat down on one of the many pillows adorning the waiting room floor. Twilight nodded. "I might not have your gift," she pointed to Cadance's flank, who waggled her eyebrows, causing Twilight to blush and giggle, "But even I can tell that he need's someponie in his life." She said feeling better about getting that off her chest.

Cadance thought about Twilights words. "Well has he shown any interest in anyone?" she asked. Twilight shook her head.

"That's what I'm hoping Shining will be able to get out of him so he can tell us later on tonight." She said giving her friends a once over.

"The six of us are the only mare's he really hangs out with but I don't know if he has any sort of feeling's for us." She said mulling over her own thoughts on the matter. Cadance took a wing and draped it over Twilight.

"Well look who's playing Ms matchmaker." She whispered into her ear. Twilight giggled as she shoved her friend away.

"Lady's your spa day await's!" Aloe said as she held up her clipboard and scribbled down a few notations.

"Alright!" Rainbow shouted. "Let's get this show on the road." She said zooming into the inner depths of the spa.

4:34 P.M.

"Come on! Come on!" Joseph shouted as his feet moved at a rapid pace. "Just a little bit more!" Spike said as Joseph set himself up for the finish. The group had all dispersed once they reached the arcade. Shining and Big Mac went to go and search for the board game section of the arcade while Zepher went over to a group of mare's and began to mingle. That left Spike and Joseph to do their own thing. Which in this case was play game after game of Trot Trot Revolution trying to beat the high score. They had come close several time's but they were alway's just a step off from winning.

"Come on!" Joseph once more said as he reached the last stretch of the song. A small crowd had begun to gather around and cheer Joseph on. Everyponie was so enraptured by the human doing his best to beat the high score however that they failed to notice a lone pony sneaking around the back of the machine.

"Come on almost there!" Spike shouted as Joseph kicked his feat into overdrive. "Yes!" He shouted as the last tune blasted out of the speaker's and his score began to tally itself up.

"Yes!" Spike and him gave a high five as it came a swift total of--. Suddenly the screen shut off without warning and the whole crowd looked on in silence. Noponie moved as Joseph stood there looking dumbfounded. Finally, Spike went over to Joseph and tapped him on the leg. "Um, dude are you ok?" He silently asked. This snapped Joseph out of his stupor.

"Well, that suck's." He proclaimed as he put his hands in his pocket's and began to walk back over to the group's table with Spike in tow.

"Don't worry dude we can alway's stop by here and do it again!" Spike said eliciting a chuckle from Joseph.

"Don't sweat it, Spike. I'm mad but not so upset as to try and come back here again and again." He said as he took a sip of his drink.

"Still it was fun thow getting to go and hang out with some other guy's for a change." He said as he scanned the room for the rest of there little group. Just as he spotted Zepher making out with some random mare he felt a chill go down his spine.

"What the hell is that?" He muttered to himself. "What is what?" Spike asked. Joseph just sat there and continued to scan the room. He was however rudely interrupted by his search by a hoof suddenly appearing before him.

"Hey dude is this seat taken?" Asked someponie new. Joseph gave the pegasus a look of surprise. "Huh? Oh, the chair. No, go on ahead." He said waving his hand at the chair. As the pegasus started to drag the chair off but then he turned around shoved the chair back up to the table and sat down.

"So I couldn't help but overhear you at the bakery this mourning with Rainbow Dash?" He said in one swift breath. This caused Joseph to stop drinking and give this guy the once over. He noted that his mustard yellow coat and firey red mane looked a little ratty like he hadn't had a bath in a few days.

"Um yeah." He said moving his drink a little closer to him. "We're friends." He said noting that eye's of the newcomer had dilated a little bit.

"Really?" He asked looking around the place. Spotting something off to the side he smiled and waved.

"Well, it was nice talking to you?" He asked. Joseph hesitated. "Something is seriously off with this guy." He held out his hand. "But then again I need to make some male friends here in town."

"Joseph." He offered to which the stallion took his hand and shook it vigorously, almost knocking Joseph off his chair. As he departed Joseph felt that chill once again but dismissed it. Soon he and Spike were joined by the rest of there little group and the stallion's set off for Twilight's library as per her instruction's.