Behind our decency

Really giving me the silent treatment huh?

I thought having these females with me on this trip would make life more interesting, but they’re not saying anything! After our little “deal”, Twilight made a makeshift gurney by collecting a bunch of twigs and branches using her magic. Which by the way is very cool. Also, that literally took like 10 seconds.

The gurney was simple and sturdy, with two branches on each end sticking out to act as handles. I made a witty remark saying how that was impressive for a purple horse lady, only to be corrected by her saying “I’m not a horse, I’m a pony.” Pony? Horse? Same difference, right? Anyways, she practically stared daggers at me while saying that. Really got to her I guess. After that, our blue friend was about to take up one side of the gurney, until her orange friend Applejack intervened, grabbing her arm saying, “No let me,” and whispering in her ear “In case he tries anything, you got to be ready.” I smiled at that, thinking about why I should even be afraid of either of them?

With me and Amplebutt in position, Twilight lifted Bob off the ground using her magic, Bob really did not like it though, he moaned and groaned the entire time she put him on the gurney. Twilight kept on frantically apologizing, as if that would make it feel any better. With that, we lifted Bob up and began our journey to …ummm … Ponyland? I actually don’t know where we’re going, I’ve been in the front of the group for about 10 minutes, and they haven’t really said much. Like at all.

“Sooooo…where are we going?” I asked, turning my head to look at Twilight.

“Ponyville.” She replies, looking straight ahead and not at me.

“How much further is it?” I ask, smiling at that very stupid name for a town.

“Around 10 more minutes.” She says, expressionless.

“Ok then.” I nod.

Silence.

Nothing can be heard but the soft patting of our feet…and hooves.

I turn back around, “I have another question.”

“What is it?” Twilight starts again.

“Oh, sorry purples, not for you.” I say right before turning my head towards Fluttershy, “What size bras do you wear?”

I felt Applejack cease walking, stopping me along with her. Fluttershy on the other hand, looked very shocked with a blush beginning to form on her face. I mean, come on, someone had to ask. I didn’t realize how big they were until right now, she’s even wearing a large green sweater and I can still make out the entire shape of those two. They grow them big out here in Ponyland I tell you what.

I move my entire body slightly to look at Applejack, scowling at me with pure relentless anger.

Smiling I asked her, “Why did you stop?” knowing fully well why.

“Ya think it’s funny to make fun of mah friends?” She asked me, still looking angry and as serious as I’ve ever seen her.

I pretend to look shocked and hurt, at all the angry faces eyeing me down, except Pinkie, I see her giggling in the back.

I like her.

“How DARE you Applejack,” giving her my hurt voice with a drip of sarcasm, “I ask our dear friend Fluttershy a good honest question, and you insult me my saying I’m verbally assaulting her? Don’t you have shame?”

I feel her begin to settle down the gurney, “Why ya little- I outta drop ya righ-” “Applejack!!!” Dashie says putting her hand on her shoulder, stopping her friend from doing something stupid.

“Let it go, he isn’t worth it.” She tells her friend, eyeing me down.

“Thank you Dashie, I appreciate you defending me.” Giving her a slight bow with my head.

She walks towards me face to face, “Your lucky that our first priority is getting this manticore to a doctor.” She practically spat at me.

“I guess someone’s looking out for me then.” I tell her, full of hidden contempt.

She gives me an even more angrier look.

“And my name’s not Dashie, it Rainbow Dash. My FRIENDS are the only ponies I let call me that.” She tells me before walking away.

Scary

I chuckle internally.

It remained quiet for a bit until I decided to break the silence.

“Well, let’s get going then.” I say to the group. Taking a glance at Fluttershy looking down at her hooves before starting our walk again.

It wasn’t long, I was able to see “Ponyville” within a good 15 minutes. That name is still pretty dumb I think, why would you name a town after the species that occupies it? I don’t understand. Anyways, as one could probably guess, walking into town wasn’t exactly peaceful, many of these ponies looking at us while we took the manticore through the streets. Some were looking at me, and some were looking at Bob. I even heard a “look mommy” from a little filly while passing by with her mother.

While thinking it over a bit, since these creatures are actually ponies. It would only make sense to call them as what you would call ponies, right? So, from now on I now know them as mares, stallions, and foals, and if I’m not mistaken, “filly” is a term for a young female pony. Seems like it makes sense.

Its only the late afternoon, not quite night time, so I’m assuming most the ponies have already retired home. Which makes it better for me, I don’t really like all the eyes on me. The streets are mostly clear, with a few exceptions. Most of the ponies passing by looked shocked, but there are some that look intrigued, curious about me instead of Bob. Those are the ones I really can’t stand for some reason. Looking around I see that some buildings have hay or something similar as roofing, and some have just a normal structure with normal roofs.

What is normal?

I don’t understand, what is my sense of normal? Where did I get it from? I don’t even know what my face looks like…or even my name. Yet, somehow, I have a sense of normality, and can understand a language that ponies speak. It does make me wonder. Where in this world am I from?

“Hey!” I hear someone yell behind me.

“We’re here, you can stop now.” Says Twilight. I must have been so lost in thought that I wasn’t paying attention.

The building was quite normal for the area, had two stories, made out of wood, a brown door, some windows, and the roof of course was made of hay.

“Yes ma’am.” Me and Applejack put down Bob and then I gave her a salute fit for a soldier.

I could see Pinkie laughing and snorting in the background behind Fluttershy.

She gets it.

“Ok, come on Futtershy, I need your expertise with Doctor Fauna.” Twilight says as she begins to pick up Bob, who I just noticed is still awake. He didn’t make any noise as he was carried off by Twilight’s magic. Instead he looked at me, in fear of something. Maybe it thinks that after it gets put back in the forest that I’ll come find him again and finish him off, or maybe that I’ll sneak in and make it look like an accident. I can’t be too sure, but I may actually try to do that.

“Will you girls be ok?” She asks her four remaining friends who aren’t going with her, definitely referring to me as I put my hands in my jean pockets.

All of her friends give her a nod, smiling.

She then takes a glance at me before nodding back.

Twilight, then along with Bob disappeared behind the large brown wooden door of the building. Fluttershy soon followed after, but before she entered, she looked at me with sad and timid eyes. Those eyes, it’s as if she’s looking down upon me.

For me and my perception of time, this as what is probably a quick glance for her, lasts a lot longer then it should for me.

No, I was wrong.

It’s as if she feels...sorry for me.

I stand there confused, before she disappears behind the brown wooden door to meet up with Twilight.

Wait, what were those on her back?

I wave it off as my imagination.

I quickly gang my composure, and after a moment, I look at the white pony next to Applejack and Rainbow, who are just standing beside eachother crossing their arms with both their eyes on me.

“So, I never did get your name.”

She looks at me, not with anger, but with more of a slight annoyance, “Name’s Rarity darling.” She tells me in her fancy accent.

“Oh, nice name.” I say being genuine. It really was a good name, at least I thought so.

“Pinkie wouldn’t happen to be a nickname like Dashie, would it?” I ask now facing pinkie.

“Nope.” She says, shaking her head with plenty built up hyperactiveness, hopping up and down for some reason.“Butimgladyouasked.MynameisPinkamenaDianePie,buteveryponynomatter whotheyarecallsmePinkiePieforshortcuzyouknowPinkamenaDianePieisverrrylonganditwouldbesuchahass-”

“Ok, we get it Pinkie we get it.” Rainbow dash tells her friend who now has their mouth by her hand.

“So, Pinkie Pie, nice to know.” I smile at them. I could tell pinkie smiled back even though her mouth is covered, while at the same time giving me a thumbs up.

“So, what’s yer name?” Applejack askes me.

I look at her before giving her the honest truth, “I don’t have one.”

All four of them turn towards me, shocked.

Applejack shakes her head, looking a bit sad for once, “Ya got ta have a name, everypony does.”

“Not me.” I say.

“Are you ashamed of it?” Rarity asks me.

“Maybe, I don’t know.” I shrug.

“How can you not know?” Rainbow dash butts in, looking very frustrated about my answers.

“I can’t be ashamed of something I’ve never had or can’t remember Miss Dash.”

Her face drops and begins to be one of pity. I don’t want their pity. Names aren’t that special anyways. Although, it might be better to have one sooner then later.

I could hear a series of flapping coming from behind me, I turn to see a couple of birds on a pole in a nest. They nuzzle eachother lovingly as they have now probably been reunited after a long day. I kind of just stand there for a moment, admiring them at a small distance. Until I hear the door of the building crack open.

Still looking at the birds, I hear Rarity say, “Is the poor dear going to be alright?” all concerned and what not.

“Yep, Dr. Fauna says that he will have to have surgery to fix a broken disk in his spine, but other than that, his recovery should be around a month with magical oral treatment.” Fluttershy explains, relieved.

There was a very slight pause.

“So, what’s next?” Applejack asks.

I most defiantly could feel them all look at me, even though I wasn’t even facing in that direction.

“Well…” Twilight begins, “I think It would be best to head to the castle now.”

“With him?” Rainbow say referring to me, not annoyed or angry, but just genuinely curious.

“Yes, I think you should all spend the night. That way we can all keep an eye on him.”

“I'm right here you know?” I say as I turn.

And I see it again, those things on Fluttershy’s back, I see them barely from my perspective, but they’re definitely there.

“Miss Fluttershy,” I start off my question, “What is that on your back?”

She looked shocked that I called for her at first, and then confused as I asked my question.

“Y-Y-You mean my wings?” She asks me, as if I knew.

Intrigued, I ask to clarify, “You have wings?”

She turns around slowly, extending them, putting them on display. They were just as yellow as her coat, but they were huge, somewhere around 8-10 feet in length.

They can fly.

I admire them for a moment before she retracts them to the middle of her back once again and turns around.

That was amazing.

I just stood there for a second before saying, “You have very beautiful wings Fluttershy.” Complimenting her, giving a beaming smile.

She instantly blushes, hiding her face behind her hair.

“T-T-Thank y-y-you.” She tells me.

Some of the other girls looked surprised by my compliment. Their eyes wide. Twilight looks very curious.

Applejack just looks a bit irritated, “Hey, what are you playin’ at?”

Looking at her, I say, “Applejack, I may make a bunch of stupid jokes, and I may have harmed an endangered species, but…when I made that compliment…I meant it.” For the first time, I gave her my serious face.

Her face softens, and I see a bit of regret wash over her. After a good 10 seconds of nothing being said, Twilight breaks the silence by clearing her throat.

“Well the sun is about to go down,” Twilight off starts by saying, “we should get going.” she tells us before walking past me.

I turn to follow her, only to see a pair of wings on her back as well.

What is she I wonder?

And just like that, we made our way to the castle they spoke of.