Disclaimer: I do not condone the use of illegal substances in states where they are prohibited by law. Don't do drugs, kids blah blah you get it.
The evening breeze of autumn swept across the meadow which Fluttershy's cottage faced. Moments ago, the sun was just above the tree line, casting long beautiful shadows. Now the sun lay beyond the trees, sinking further and further. An amazing spectrum of color casted across the sky, from a dark blue, all the way to a fiery red which trimmed the horizon, and not a cloud in the sky.
Fluttershy finished setting the chairs outside where Tree Hugger and her could sit comfortably, and enjoy the peace. She lit a couple lamps as Tree Hugger appeared on the trail that lead to town.
"Hey," Fluttershy waved, "I'm glad you could make it." She said softly.
"Hey Fluttershy." Tree Hugger wrapped a hoof around her friend and hugged her, "Thanks for inviting me." Her slow and mellow voice was so rare to come by these days.
"Wait here a minute, I still have to get my telescope out." Fluttershy said, turning toward a shed not too far away. Tonight was the last night of a meteor shower that was expected to be 'brilliant!', as the newspapers claimed. The two mares decided to watch together, and hang out.
"Get it if you want, but we don't need it. I'd rather observe with my own eyes, and experience this once in a lifetime moment with my best friend, dude." Tree Hugger spoke poetically. Fluttershy agreed, and left the telescope in the shed. Tree Hugger put her saddle bag down carefully, and sat in one of the seats Fluttershy put out. As the saddle bag settled on the ground, it opened slightly.
As Fluttershy took her seat, she could smell something new, yet somehow familiar. It became pungent quickly, as she took a big inhale through her snout, analyzing the new smell. "What is that?" She asked. It had an earthy, and slightly fruity smell.
"I'm really hoping you'll like it...I brought something with me I'd really like you to try, Fluttershy." Tree Hugger opened her saddlebag, and pulled out a beautiful glass cylinder with a round bottom that matched the color of her mane. At the bottom, a little funnel looking thing stuck out. Tree Hugger placed it carefully between them, and returned to her saddlebag. Fluttershy curiously looked at it. She had seen these before, but were unfamiliar with what they were for, exactly.
The pegasus sniffed at the wide opening at the top, and smelled the same smell that caught her attention, only dirtier, and more burnt smell. She looked back up, and saw Tree Hugger pull out a small black cylinder, and a bag. At the bottom of the bag, green with orange and white fur covering it, was weed. Fluttershy's eyes widened, and she felt her anxiety immediately begin to pull her back.
"Oh gosh...um..." She tried to think of something to say. She had never smoked anything before. She always told herself, don't smoke. Sure she had a drink from time to time, but only on occasion. She looked around for something that might help her, until Tree Hugger's hoof snapped her out of it.
"Hey, relax, chill. It's alright dude, it's nothing to be afraid of." She held the bag up in the light of the lamps Fluttershy lit. Fluttershy cautiously looked at the different shapes of each cluster of weed. "To be honest, I'm surprised you don't smoke yourself. You're so in touch with nature, and you're so chill, dude."
"I appreciate but I don't know if I should. What if something bad happens?" Fluttershy asked with puppy dog eyes.
"Bad how?"
"Like...what if I die?" She trembled slightly. Tree Hugger didn't reply with words, only reached over, and hugged Fluttershy tight.
"You're like, my best friend. I would never let that happen to you, ever." She let Fluttershy go, "If it makes you feel any better, you have to smoke like, three times your body weight to die. That's like, impossible, dude."
"R-Really? Well...what happens when you do too much?"
"Eh, you might get a little paranoid, or fall asleep." Tree Hugger opened the bag,, brought it too her muzzle, and took a deep breath through her nose. "Give it a whiff, dude. It's called Tangerine Kush."
Fluttershy carefully took the bag and took a much smaller sniff than Tree Hugger. That smell from earlier again filled her nostrils. The fruity smell was much more pungent, and she realized it smelled of oranges. She gave the bag back, and thought.
"Oh, but what if we get caught?" Fluttershy asked.
"By who? You live all the way out here by yourself." Tree Hugger took a couple pieces from the bag, and opened up the small black cylinder. "I will not let anything happen to you, dude. I promise."
She filled the top of the black cylinder, and closed it. Using both hooves, she started turning the top back and forth. "So this is a grinder." She said, "You put your good stuff at the top here," She opened it to reveal that everything was gone from the top, then closed it again. "Twist it up, and it gifts us with this." She unscrewed the middle part, and revealed a stash of freshly ground up cannabis.
From there, Tree Hugger grabbed the red glass pipe that had been sitting on the table. "This is a bong, dude. I had this one made to match my mane." She laughed, "You put water in it, and the weed over here..." She turned it around so Fluttershy could get a closer look at the bowl. "I'll show you how to hit it in a second."
Tree Hugger filled the bong with water, and set it in front of her, where she carefully started to pack the bowl with the sticky icky. Fluttershy still felt her anxiety screaming in the back of her head, along with a new feeling of curiosity and excitement. Tree Hugger grabbed a lighter, and set the grinder aside.
"Watch..." She said. Fluttershy observed her with wide, innocent eyes as her friend put her muzzle into the top of the bong. A bubbling sound could be heard as Tree Hugger inhaled, and struck her lighter over the bowl. She inhaled a little more, and took the bowl out of the base. Her head came up as she put the bowl back in the base, and blew a cloud of smoke into the sky.
Fluttershy's heart rate picked up as she realized Tree Hugger had taken a hit. She realized that she was next. Tree Hugger took another small hit to get what she missed, and moved closer to Fluttershy to help her.
"I still don't know if I..." Fluttershy hesitated as the bong was placed in front of her between her legs. "Oh...ok." She took a deep breath. "I trust you."
"I'll light it for you. just inhale, ok? Like you're sucking a straw." Tree Hugger put the bong in Fluttershy's hooves, and Fluttershy put her mouth on the top like Tree Hugger had done. Tree Hugger brought the lighter up, and over the bowl. "Ready?" She struck the lighter, and Fluttershy slowly and timidly inhaled. The lighter didn't stay for long, as Tree Hugger knew her friend would need time to get used to it.
The bowl as removed, and Fluttershy felt her lungs tickle. Tree Hugger took the bong from her just in time. Fluttershy coughed heavily as a volley smoke erupted from her. Her eyes watered and her nose leaked a little.
"Let it out, let it out." Tree Hugger calmly spoke, "This is normal, dude. You'll get used to it." Fluttershy coughed a little more, and wiped her teary eyes.
"I don't feel anything..." She struggled to speak as she coughed more. She took a deep breath, and coughed one last time before she caught herself. "I think that was it." Her voice was much clearer now.
"Good..." Tree Hugger gave her the bong again. Fluttershy hesitated, but again, put her mouth at the top. Tree Hugger lit the bowl for a little longer this time, making sure Fluttershy would get a good one. This time, Fluttershy took the bowl out herself, and put it back in quickly. "Hold it...hold it." Tree Hugger took the bong away again as Fluttershy's eyes watered up. She exhaled at her own control this time, finishing it with another barrage of coughs. "You're a quick learner."
Tree Hugger cleared the milk, and took another big hit as Fluttershy caught her breath again. "How long have you been doing this?" Fluttershy asked.
"Aw dude, since I was like a teenager, you know?" Tree Hugger explained.
As Fluttershy listened, she began to feel herself getting heavier. Her coughing dried her eyes and mouth out, leaving her eyes bloodshot. Senses began to change. Tree Hugger's voice seemed to be fading in and out of her mind. Her eyes wandered to the sky, where the sunset was almost over. As she observed, she could feel the breeze dance around her fur and mane. Stars grew brighter, and twinkled at her. A distant voice called her name...
"Fluttershy", it grew louder, "Dude."
Fluttershy jumped slightly. "Huh?" Tree Hugger began to giggle like a filly.
"Man, you're stoned, dude." Fluttershy looked at her friend, who was looking back at her with squinting red eyes.
"What's a man?" Fluttershy asked with a giggle. "You're funny."
"No, I'm high, dude."
"Hi dude, I'm Fluttershy."
The two giggled as Tree Hugger reached into her saddle bag, and pulled out a cigarillo; However, instead of tobacco, this was filled to the brim with marijuana.
"More?" Fluttershy asked.
"Hell yea, dude. I'm not going to make you smoke any more if you don't want to though." Tree Hugger put the blunt in her mouth and lit it. After a couple puffs, the tip burned brightly and evenly.
"I'll try it." Fluttershy agreed. Tree Hugger took another drag from the blunt, and passed it. Fluttershy took a slow hit, and tasted the flavors of the weed mixed with the fruity scent of the rillo.
"Toke it out, man." Tree Hugger smiled. Fluttershy took another hit and exhaled.
"This is...pretty great." Fluttershy slowly passed the blunt back, and sat back in her seat. "Like...I can't explain it. I just feel so nice." She hugged herself tightly and giggled.
"Yea, dude...I'm feelin it."
They passed the blunt between each other until there was barely enough to hold it. Tree Hugger took it, and put it with the rest of her roaches. The sky was dominantly black now, with the colors of the sunset long faded away. The stars now littered the sky from horizon to horizon.
For the first time, Fluttershy could feel how small she was compared to this grand spectacle that invaded the sky every night. The universe. Vast, endless, empty void. Of all places Fluttershy could be in this plane of existence. Of all the possibilities, she was there. Sitting on a planet perfect for life, next to her best friend.
Suddenly, a bright slash swept through the night sky, as if something tore through the fabric of space-time. Tree Hugger gasped, and reached over to snuff out the lanterns, which were their only source of light.
"It's starting." She said. The light from the lanterns were one by one taken away, leaving the world around them dark. Another ball of light ripped the sky apart, and disappeared as quickly as the first. Then another, and another. Two at a time, back to one, and up to three.
Fluttershy watched silently with Tree Hugger as the meteor shower met the darkness of the cottage. "Wow..." Was all Fluttershy could say.
"Dude..."
"What?"
"What?" Tree Hugger replied
"What?" Fluttershy giggled. "You said 'dude'."
"Oh dude, I forgot."
Fluttershy giggled as her stomach suddenly growled. "Oh...excuse me."
"Haha! Looks like somebody has the munchies." Tree Hugger laughed and pointed at Fluttershy. "Dude, wanna go to the store? I think it's open until like, ten." Fluttershy gasped dramatically at Tree Hugger's suggestion.
"Dude, dude, duuuuude, that's the best idea ever." Fluttershy quickly stood up in excitement. She immediately slowed down and took a moment to gain her balance. "Whoa...dude, I'm high." She giggled. Tree Hugger Put everything back in her saddle bag, and set it inside the door of Fluttershy's cottage.
"I'm down, let's do it." Tree Hugger said as she led the way into town.
After a fifteen minute journey down the road into town, the two stoned mares finally reached the pothead paradise. The store! Isles and isles of merchandise the common pony would need. Toiletries, dishes, cooking utensils...but most importantly, food. Lots of junk food and soda, perfect to satisfy the belly of a baked pony.
The two walked in, and squinted at the sudden change in light. From the dimly lit streets of Ponyville, to the inside of a well lit grocery store. "Evenin' Tree Hugger." The stallion at the till said, reading a newspaper. "Fancy seeing you out this late."
"Yo. We're just on a late night snack run if you catch the vibe, man." Tree Hugger replied as Fluttershy walked toward the soda isle. The stallion laughed a little at Fluttershy, who was walking around aimlessly like a robot.
"Just holler if you need help with somethin'." He went back to his paper. Tree Hugger caught up to Fluttershy, and got her attention.
"You look so out of it dude, are you good?" She asked.
"Yea..." Fluttershy slowly and lazily replied, "Just want snacks." She found a bag of corn chips, and grabbed them with her mouth. "I want this." Her voice was muffled by the bag. Tree Hugger walked to the next isle, where the frozen and refrigerated foods were.
"Score!" She exclaimed quietly. "I found the pizzas, dude." Fluttershy was right behind her with the chips still in her mouth. There, being refrigerated and ready to be cooked, were a variety of pizzas. Cheese pizza, mushroom pizza, oats & grain pizza, and many others for ponies to enjoy. Tree Hugger picked two cheese pizzas, and took them to the till, where the stallion was still sitting.
"Find everything ok?" He asked, before scanning the items they brought him.
"Mhm." Fluttershy put the bag of chips down.
"Good to hear. You two seem like you're enjoying yourselves." He commented, smirking at Fluttershy. Fluttershy realized what he meant, and looked around nervously.
"I..uh, it's no-"
"You can relax dude, he's chill about it." Tree Hugger explained, "In fact," She lowered her voice further, "He's my dealer." Tree Hugger hoof bumped the stallion.
"You can just call me Bud." He winked.
"That's a street name for weed." Tree Hugger whispered into Fluttershy's ear.
"Ohh. It's nice to meet you." Fluttershy smiled. Usually she'd be hiding behind her mane right about now, like when she met Twilight. However, thanks to the THC in her system, the social anxiety that's usually tugging on her tail wasn't there anymore.
Fluttershy and Tree Hugger both paid what they owed, and made their way to the exit of the store. "You two stay out of trouble." Bud said before returning to his newspaper. The two mares waved goodbye, and left.
"Dude, this is gonna be so good."
Fluttershy sat in front of the oven, watching the two pizzas they purchased slowly heat up. The cheese was beginning to melt, and cover the tomato sauce up to the edge of the crust. Her mouth hung slightly open, as she continued to space out, staring blankly into the oven.
"Psst." She heard.
"Yo." Fluttershy replied, turning toward Tree Hugger, who just finished rolling a joint with her rolling papers. She opened the window to the kitchen, and sparked up. The bag of corn chips was already half empty, sitting alone on the table across the room.
"You gotta like, come hit this, dude. It's not every day I roll a joint as perfect as this." Her mellow voice called. Fluttershy walked over, gladly accepting the invitation. She took a decent sized hit, and exhaled, coughing a little on the way out. The effects, which were beginning to wear off, quickly rushed back stronger than ever. She took another hit, her biggest one yet, and held it in as she passed the joint back.
Tree Hugger inhaled as Fluttershy hacked up another coughing fit. "The less you think about it, the easier it gets, dude."
"Yea." Fluttershy agreed. "I need a drink." She said, walking towards a cabinet. She opened it, revealing a couple ciders from Sweet Apple Acres. "I bought some extra bottles last cider season to save." She brought two out, and popped the caps off.
"Yo. That's totally wicked, man." Tree Hugger gladly took one of the bottles. The two drank, relieving their dry mouths from the smoking.
"I didn't realize how thirsty I was." Fluttershy spoke, before taking another swig.
"Me neither." Tree Hugger drank as well. "Hey...I think the pizza is almost done." She pointed at the oven. The smell of burning now filled the room, and Fluttershy quickly grabbed an oven mitt. Luckily, the pizzas were saved, and only a little browned off. After a couple minutes of cooling, they were ready to eat. Tree Hugger, and Fluttershy savored every bite of cheesy goodness as they scoffed down their pizzas.
"I think I like...understand everything, dude." Fluttershy said, looking at her hooves.
"I feel like that, all the time." Tree Hugger squinted back and smiled. Fluttershy reached over and hugged her best friend.
"Thank you for this. Like, this has been one of the best nights I've ever had, dude." Fluttershy yawned.
"Yea, man. Just you wait. We'll get a couple of your other friends to smoke with us too."
"Who?"
"Well, I know for a fact Starlight, Spike, and Applejack smoke. I've smoked with them before." Tree Hugger explained. "After the whole smooze thing, we kinda just hit it off. They're going to be stoked to have you there next time."
"No way, oh my gosh, I can't wait." Fluttershy smiled as she walked over to her couch, and fell on to it, yawning a second time.
"It's getting pretty late, dude. I think some sleep will help your mind a little." Tree Hugger suggested.
"Yea...I'm really comfy." Fluttershy adjusted a little more and sank deeper into the couch. "Feel free to crash here. You can take my bed or-" She yawned again, "whatever is fine." Her eyes closed, and she quickly passed out...
Author's Note
I wrote this while I was really stoned myself, so like...yea
