A Simple Soul
Chapter 11: Zach Gains Some New Tricks, And Revisits His Love For Dancing Games.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterWhat a fucken day today was, not only was today was supposed to be the day we went out to go buy some groceries for the house, instead I was met with speciesists, refusal of service and all sorts of harassment. Luckily I had Barb with me since she was able to not only get groceries, but also was able to get me some products like some face scrubs, extra toothpaste, and for some reason a hair straightener or as residents like to call it a mane straightener for some fucken reason. Even after those spendings we still have a good amount of bits to get through the month, or at least until I can get a job around here. But damn were groceries cheap here and they're freshly grown products. Back at home, after the first payroll my mother only ever had enough money for two things that are groceries and for her drug addiction, buying product for both her and my deadbeat dad. Well he really wasn't a deadbeat because he did stick around after I was born, but after I turned fourteen he should have at least given me a credit card or something to survive without both of them. I hold the door open for Barb as she carries in the groceries and other supplies, only problem was that we were both pelted with tomatoes that both my clothes and Barb's scales were full of tomato reminisce, I slammed the door shut as I am completely and utterly pissed over how we are being treated, not only was it just Tuesday, but it was literally our third day here and nothing has gotten better.
The first and second day wasn't that awful, considering that the kitchen and bathroom was stocked with everything they needed. But Barb and I wanted to go into town to see where we could go to get our groceries, but I was soon met with the way some local treat the omniveris type like me. Firstly the grocery store clerk denied me service, all while I had all the groceries ready and waiting on the stupid conveyor belt. That mixed with the locals yelling at me for taking too long to leave, luckily they allowed Barb to buy everything. Apparently dragons are more accepted here, even though they're the most carnivorous of creatures. But allegedly there was another dragon who was identical to Barb and the locals have gotten so used to him that Barb was just another local, so they gave her the groceries but the store clerk advised her that she didn't have to stick with that omniveris beast, even though I was standing only two feet away from him. Whatever, when we left the store and both Barb and I wanted to take one last look around the area so we could get used to the locals, once again she offered to buy ice cream which I stayed behind and sat on that bench that was in the middle of town. While I was enjoying my time in that perfect warn sun, smiling as I leaned back against the bench Barb soon joined me with two ice cream pints. Holding one in hand I looked in as I saw it was chocolate beuth mini marshmallows in them, gasping at the fact that they had the one favorite I live for. Taking the small spoon full of that creamy deliciousness that is malt crunch ice cream, I smiled while leaning back against that bench only once again to be met with a bucket of water thrown towards on my head. I tell you there is nothing more annoying than feeling water going up your nostrils causing you to choke, and in this case I was choking on my fucken ice cream. Following that was a group of fucken teenagers who thought 'Hey let's pelt this freak with tomatoes, that way we can make ourselves feel good by making him and his 'date' measurable!'. FUCK YOU, YOU STUPID INCONCEDERATE TEENAGERS!
"Zach calm down."
"How do you want me to calm down Barb…"
I said as I was walking in circles in the living room looking at her, after we both showered and got dressed. While Barb was putting away all the groceries and bathroom supplies, I however was in the living room thinking about the many things I could do to try and get them to at least like me. Maybe a nice pie? Or some sort of tart? Maybe a letter to each local saying that I'm in no way, shape, or form a threat to their town? At the very least try to strike up a full blown fucken conversation with one of them? Try and at least make them understand that I am not the omniveris freak they claim me to be.
"...here we are stuck in a fucken cottage and Wednesday hasn't even come around yet. No pony wants to even give us- No, me, give me a chance to even try and talk to them. Here I am walking along minding my own business…"
I continue to rant on and on about how both him and his assistant, in no way shape or form did they care about our feelings while we were just trying to enjoy the town they were staying in. While walking around in the living room, Barb standing in the side watching everything from the sideline as I hold head in aggravation. Not yet realizing that it was happening again, while I was ranting stuff in the living room slowly start to float in the air as I speak.
"...I mean what is about me, is it that I'm a different species? Is it because I'm not covered in fur, have a tail or I'm not on all fours? What the fuck is it going to take so I don't feel like a prisoner in my own home? What is it? What!"
"Zach…"
"Yes."
I said in a calming manner, not wanting to yell at Barb because none of this was any of her fault, the stuff that was floating around me suddenly fell back into place as Barb walks up to me. Gently pulling me by the arm towards the couch as she gently pulls me down sitting me onto the couch gently stroking my shoulder as he laid her head on it before telling me.
"Listen, just relax okay? I'm sure by the end of the week they'll understand how very misunderstood you're."
"Barb…"
I said trying to say something but couldn't put the words together as I groan in frustration, locking my hands together behind my head laying my head down. My elbows leaning against my knees, never have I had to deal with how much hate I'm taking today. Especially since I'm just trying to go through my day without having to get into any altercations, but even then if I can get through the altercations I still have to deal with store clerks refusing to sell me anything at all. Barb looks at me as she notices how frustrated I was, along with my uncontrollable habit of making things float around me as she notices stuff once again floating around the both of us as she would gently rub my back saying.
"We also have to work on with your gift."
"What gift?"
I said as I look up at her suddenly the stuff that was floating once again fell onto the floor, jointing up as I notice the mess I made. It's not my fault, I don't know how to control this so called 'gift' that I have, I never wanted this all I want is to be given a second chance that my soul deserves. Not some fucken power that I was given out of nowhere without any warning, and now I'm stuck with this gift until told otherwise. After calming down Barb stood up to go into our room to find some book that she mentioned the princess gave her. I meanwhile lay back against the couch waiting for the dragoness to come back I stare up at the ceiling wondering what the hell was my plan B. What can I do in order that the locals don't see me as some sort of monster but for someone who is just looking for more friends, someone who is just wanting to me treated like everypony else with no kind of special treatment. Rubbing my face I stand up and off the couch as I walk towards the window staring out of it seeing nothing but trees, trees and more trees, although something do see something in the trees staring back at me as stare at it for a while seeing what appears to me not a pony but.
"A second dragon?"
I whisper to myself as I stare at it for some more, there wasn't anything that stood out in any sort of significance. A hooded figure with two darting eyes staring right back at me, the only way I came up with the realization of that figure in the trees being a dragon was the tail that was hanging off the tree.
"I found it!"
I hear Barb yelling from the hallway as it echoes into the living room, turning my head around after hearing her yell I see her walking into the living room as she sees me standing near the window. Wondering what I was doing she asks me so as I was about to explain to her that there was another dragon in the trees. Turning my head towards the window, back to where I was having a stare down with the figure in the tree only to see that it was gone. Strange it was like I stare at it for almost three minutes and the next it's gone like thin air, anyway I shook my head as I walk towards the dragoness. Seeing what all the commotion about, what she then shows me was something that I have been staring at for the past few years of my high school years.
"A book? All that fuss over a book?"
I said looking at Barb with a very suspicious look on my face. Barb scoffs as she then opens the book revealing what appears to be some ancient writing written on each page that she flips. I stare at it with her as she would then explain to me that the princess wants me to enhance anything supernatural that has been having around or to me. While she explains she began to walk me out of the cottage and lead me into an open area where there weren't so many trees and a huge river in front of us, the river looks really clean and clear enough to see what was going on below the water. I smile as I run to the edge of the river, getting on my knees before dunking my head into the river feeling the cold and refreshing water on my face. Drinking as much water as I could before pulling my head out, watering soaking my hair as it covers my face. I then part my hair to the sides as I wipe my face from any excess water, Barb watching everything that happened in front of her before she asks.
"Why so thirsty we have water in the cottage you know?"
"Yeah, but after seeing how fresh and clear the water looks I had to see if it tasted fresh, oh boy was I right!"
I said before leaning down again, using my hands to cup some more water out of the river and into my mouth as I drink some more. Hearing Barb wondering why I was so surprised over the river being so clean, but I and even you the writer already know why I was so surprised. I don't need to explain it, but let's just say the ocean/river water from earth is either salty, full of green sludge, or trash that some stupid idiot decided to through into the sea. At least that what it's like I'm my state, I'm not sure about anywhere else. After getting over how amazing and clean the water was I stand back up on my two feet, both Barb and I start to work on whatever the book tells us to do.
"Let's see, from what the princess has been telling me along with what the book instructs us to do. Is that there are several tests in order for you to uncover the true potential of your gift."
She says whole leading me towards I nod sitting on the ground, getting a chance to feel how soft the grass was as I gently grace my hand over it. While I was admiring the smoothness of the grass, Barb was arranging a couple of stones in front of me each varying in different sizes, arranging them from smallest to largest. Once she was done, setting herself down a couple of feet in front of me crossing one leg over the other as she looks at me saying.
"Seeing how we've already seen what you can do with multiple smaller to medium let's see if you can carry things in various sizes. Start with the smaller rock, levitate it then skip it into the river."
"Okay, but what if once I get to the larger or even the giant boulder I can't skip it into the water."
"Oh the water skip was my idea, I've always wanted to see someone skipping a rock."
She said smiling as she hugs the book, looking incredibly adorable like a school nerd happy that she prepared for an exam. I smile at her as I stare at the stones on the floor, seeing them side by side of each other starting with the smaller stone. Taking one breath in before breathing out, tilting my head to the right just a bit as I continue to stare at the stone slowly it began to shake before it starts to levitating in the air. Barb watching it all down as she smiles, she watches as I levitate the stone into river causing it to skip above the water about three times before stopping by the fourth skip, smiling at how easy it was. After skipping the second stone and was barely able to skip the third one, it was now time for the fourth and largest stone, or boulder whatever you want to call it. But for some reason, even after being able to lift the first three stones the fourth one was the hardest one to lift, hard enough to the point that I began to sweat. Grunting after the boulder fell to the floor for the fifth time, panting as I grace my fingers through my hair in frustration groaning loudly.
"I can't do it!"
I yelled burying my face into my hands, lying on the floor as I start to throw a small tantrum like a little kid when he doesn't get a question on his homework, trying to desperately to finish it in order to catch a television show that airs on a specific time. Yes, this is totally a scenario that wasn't inspired and completely based on a real life event. Barb saw this happen as she crawls towards me knowing how frustrating this must be for me, trying to channel anything that my gift can offer. Placing her hand on her head as she gently pets my hair, meanwhile I keep my hands on my face hearing her speak.
"Hey… it's okay Zach, I know it seems frustrating but believe me once you get some practice you'll be able to move anything."
She said as she continues to pet my head, meanwhile I sit up again up on my knees this time moving around her as I use my hands this time to levitate the boulder. Groaning in anger as I hands are shaking at this point, the boulder slightly lifting up and off the ground before falling down. My arms falling as I pant hard all that energy I put into that stupid boulder and all I get was a few inches off the floor then back down, come on.
"Look, let's take a break all you need is a nice warm bath and a mug of hot-"
"No! I almost had it, it was just a couple inches off the floor and I almost had it one more shot."
I said standing up on my own two feet, too determined and stubborn to stop at my fifth or sixth try, I lost count. Turning back to the boulder, once again using my hands and my mind one last time to lift that boulder off the floor and once again my hands began to shake as the boulder once again lifts off the floor for only a few more inches before dropping back down onto the floor. Now I completely lose my marbles as I hold my head walking away from both the boulder and Barb, yelling in complete anger before screaming out.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck…"
I said with every fuck I stomp my foot against the floor along with dropping my arms from my chest to sides, but before I could say another fuck out of my mouth I feel myself being launched into the air. A forearm and hands glowing a violent shade of purple as a trail follows behind me, while I was in the air I feel the wind hitting me in the face. Spreading my arms out closing my eyes as I feel the wind hitting my whole body. Suddenly I eyes shoot wide open curling myself into a ball before spreading my whole body open causing a massive purple explosion in the sky like a firework went off in the sky before falling straight down. Passing through a cloud before crashing down into the river, feeling myself sinking into the water as my eyes would close my body now on the river flower as I lay there eyes closed.
A Few Minutes Before The Explosion
In the edge of the Ponyville, While the equine's are trotting around town getting their arense done in time before some needing to pick up their children from school or some needing to get home to their moving wife's, husband's or the non married alternatives. As I was saying in the edge of Ponyville, was a tree house not like a house in a tree like the once you had when you were a kid or didn't have because you didn't own a house and your stupid town won't allow it because it's public property, ugh nevermind anyway. In the edge of Ponyville was a tree house and inside tree house lived a purple adorkable little unicorn going through the many books in her collection trying to figure out if there is any kind of danger lurking around. Her name, is Twilight Sparkle her beautiful blue, purple and raspberry striped mane overlap her left shoulder as her horn pokes out of her bangs while it was glowing purple aura holding up book after book. Reading everything from 'Dangers That Could Possibly Come To You' to 'Danger Prepareness For Dummies', as she reads the door opens to her tree house. Taking her focus from her book towards the door seeing that hooded figure again as she knew exactly who it was, gently smiling before speaking.
"Spike… what have I said about coming in with her hood on like that?"
She said knowing damn well that the dragon was trying to scare her like the last time, the dragon sighing in disappointment. Once again failing in scaring the mare as he takes his hood off along with the rest of his cape as he shows himself to the mare. The teenage dragon hangs his hood onto the coat rack as he was going to tell Twilight something that he found in the forest turning back to her as he speeds walk up to her while she continues to read her books Spike tells her.
"Other than that, there's something I have to tell you."
"Please tell me you don't want another love potion that will make Rarity fall madly in love with you. Look if she didn't want you when you were just a baby dragon what makes you thi-."
Suddenly she feels her tree house shaking as Spike also felt it his arms out trying to keep his balance. Twilight's horn stops glowing as her books fall to the floor, running towards the window near her bed as she stares out seeing the huge violet explosion in the air before seeing something falling down into the middle of the forest, gasping as she thought it was some sort of attack against the town. The residents seeing this as well hearing them gasp and turning towards each other in utter shock, Spike behind her as he asks.
"What was that?"
He said sounding more scared than Twilight is as she turns to him sitting on her bed as she was thinking to herself for a moment, wondering what that random explosion was? Was it some sort of alien attack against Equestria? Was it some stupid prank that caused something to blow up that big? She didn't know for sure but all she knew was that she is going to need some help if she was going to figure out what that use explosion was. Looking at her loyal assistance Twilight informd the dragon.
"I don't know Spike, but it can't he good… alter the girls and tell them to meet me up here pronto."
Slowly my vision, once again for the second time today became blurry as I see Barb above me. Seeing her softly bouncing on me as I thought she was trying to reverse rape me for some reason, but then I feel a huge pumping feeling against my stomach. Suddenly feeling myself jointing up on my ass as I puke out water, coughing taking as much air as I needed before laying myself back down onto the floor leaning on the side of my face against the grass. Panting hard as that was my second near death experience, my hands are on Barb's thighs while she keeps herself comfortable on my lap. At this point I didn't say anything and just allowed her to sit on me since that was her way of saving me, once I came back from almost drowning Barb places her hands on my chest as she asks me.
"What the fuck was that dude?"
She says, asking about the whole me flying into the air and causing a huge blast of violet color in the sky, I didn't even fucken know what that was. Here I was trying to pick up some stupid boulder, and now I almost drowned in the bottom of the river looking up at Barb I give her a gentle smile. Sitting up as I look up at her Barb looking down at me slowly beginning to blush over the position we are in, my arms wrapping around her as I hug her slowly her arms wrap around my neck hugging me back, leaning her head above my own enjoying a nice warm embrace. Later we both go back inside to get me dried off and into a fresh change of clothes, for the second time as I tie my shoes on. Barb pleading that I stay after I tell her that I was going into town, seeing what I can entertain myself with. Knowing full well that I could be pelted with more produce as I stand up and off the couch placing my hands on her shoulders as I gently rub them reassuring her.
"Look… if I stay in any longer I'm going to bore you. You stay here and read more about what happened to me back there, I'm going out there and try again. They have to listen to me one way or another right?"
I tell her, she looks up at me with worry in her eyes as she turns away. Not only because she was angry that I was defying her, but also because I was touching and rubbing her shoulders in an affectionate way. It didn't help that I wrap my arms around her belly as I bury my face into her neck, nuzzling her gently to try and calm her nervous. Finally after much affection and for some reason an occasional moan coming out of her rubbing her belly, she finally pulling herself away before embarrassing herself and me anymore as she gives me a simple nod. Allowing me to exit the cottage as I walk into the forest pulling my hood up and over my head walking through the forest. Following the trail that leads into town, looking out as I notice there wasn't that much activity going on around town. As a matter of fact, walking into town I notice that the town looked completely alone as if everpony was in their homes with the occasion one or two ponies trotting around minding their own business as I walk around town. Noticing all the spots that I have spotted the first time around town, and some places I have yet to have seen like a Fashion Boutique, a schoolhouse and…
"Holyshit is that an Aracde!?!"
I yelled out in excitement as I cover my mouth, seeing in big bold neon letters 'Caesarcade Arcade'. It has been almost eight years since I've seen an arcade spot like this, and since I brought the small bag of bits feeling like about twenty, twenty five bits in there, and since the price of admission was only a bit a game what can go wrong right? Maybe I shouldn't say that, seeing how it what happened between Barb and I earlier today. Walking into the place I see so many different, retro style arcade machines the place full of foals and teenage ponies some playing in each machine while others just hung out in the side lines. Managing to get through some wondering eyes, some of utter discuss while are of utter confusion while I pass by them, I didn't bother them while they have their game faces on. That was one thing I don't disrespect when it comes to someone playing their game, after passing so many classic games which some strange renaming. For example there's one game that looks a lot like Pac-Man but it was named 'Hoof Eater' or this other game called 'Griffen Barrel Battle' which plays the exact same way as Donkey Kong. As I walk in deeper into the place more and did I get to see the machines slowly turn from retro to modern like those games with a wheel in front of, along with a specific game that once again looks very similar to a game that I used to play back home which a very spoofy title.
Then it was the machine of all game machines, the game that would imprint your name into the loading screen if you did incredibly well and the one game that most kids, teens and your occasional adult would play. Dance Dance Revolution or as it likes to be called around here 'Pony Groove Your Move', stupid name I know but while I was watching the teenage ponies playing on that game, trying to press the corisponding arrow that appears on the screen with the panel underneath them with the exact same arrow color. This was the one game I refuse to play because the last time I tried to play this game was at a friend's birthday party when I was like six, he had it at a local arcade because sometimes when it's someone's birthday the place would close down for the locals and would be reserved for the birthday party. I was fortunate enough to get an invite because I was a plus one for a close friend of mine, anyway all the other arcade machines were empty because most wanted to play DDR. So when it was surrounded by six to eight year olds you can imagine how popular it was back in the day, so when it came to a popular game you know there has to be some sort of tame and organized way to have everyone take a turn. After about ten or so kids have gone already, it was my turn to go up, and let me tell you if you're not fast on your feet or have no eye to foot coordination you're going to miss every arrow on that screen. It was safe to say that I was made fun of throughout the whole party, and when it was time to go home, I literally broke down to my parents.
If you think for even a second that I was going to go up there. You're sadly mistaken, not only because I'm not fast with my feet but also because the game's arrow panels are incredibly smaller than once back home and knowing my own weight I could possibly break the machine itself. As I continue again going deeper into the slowly it starts to aim more into the modern to the distant future of gaming, or as I like to call it the 'why the fuck do other countries have this kind of technology and all we have is huge like arcade machines with at home console emulated games?'. Yeah there was everything from alternate reality archery, to what appears to be another type of dancing game. The huge screen with a big open area around it, the screen displaying inspiring words like 'Channel Your Inner Dancer' or 'The Game Where You're The Controller, Dancing Along To Today's Hits Like…" following it with some random songs, with the name of the song, artist and album cover while the avatar dances to the built in choreography. After about three or four songs pass through the screen the name of the game pops up in big pink bolding letters 'Dance Dance: All Stars', following with the leaderboard of the top ten players and their high scores. I smile seeing the game only calls for three bit a song, and seeing as it was at the far end where there wasn't that many ponies to stare at me I figured why not? Walking up towards the small panel in the middle, adjusting itself up to my height level as it asks for a three bit deposit. Moving my hand to my small pouch of bit, pulling out three bits inserting them into the slot one by one.
Once each bit was in the slot the small screen would show me only two different play styles, pony or dragon and seeing I share the same body type as a dragon so choosing dragon is the best choice pushing my finger against the screen above the dragon option. The in game voice saying the word of the play style in a high pitch motivational voice, making me smile as the screen scrolled to the next choice my avatar giving us only three different characters, Arial, Gemini, and Aries. I smile as I choose Gemini seeing she had the better more upbeat personality her voice had a small jersey accident, saying her name before giving me three different difficulties, easy, medium and hard or in this case Simple, Challenge Me and Go Hard. In any type of game I always choose the more difficult of difficulties as I chose Go Hard, and lastly I choose a song. Some of the songs on here are, for some weird way sound just the same as the once back home only with a different artist name and album cover and since it only gave me thirty seconds I chose the first song that I saw. Quickly pressing it before the platform went away suddenly a drone looking camera came out as it was positioned in front of me just a few feet away capturing everything that I was doing as the floor turned into a multicolor dance floor as I stare up at the huge screen in front of me. While the game loads the loading screen shows guides on how to play, saying that the drone like camera was going to capture if I'm doing good or bad, my avatar's limbs will glow red if I'm doing something wrong and that I need to change the position along with a bunch of other helpful guides and tips that it's supposed to make you feel more confident about your dancing. While I wait for the game to start I take some time to stretch and I remove my sweater off me, only being in my tank top before stretching out my arms. The screen displaying the name of the game along with showing a cutscene of my avatar walking into a dance studio with a second dancer, in big bold letters telling me 'Mirror the moves of the dancer in front of you' along with highlighting the display of each move I have to do in order to get the best possible score. I nod as I crack my knuckles as the song began to play in the side speakers, the game starting.

The in game voice yelling 'High Score' while also showing the words in big bold green letters. Showing me my score is forty one thousand, three hundred and seventy seven, boy did I deserve that as I was almost out of breath after finishing that one game the panel with the smaller screen asking for my name to be placed in the leaderboard as I smile walking up to the panel as I input 'Z19' before hitting enter I usually input that specific set of keys because it's my full name, I'll let you figure that out yourself. I smile as I see my three keys next to my high score moving all the way to the top, oh never thought I'd see the day my name on top of any leaderboard. Suddenly I hear the sound of a group saying 'wow' simultaneously, causing me to turn around and suddenly what used to be an empty area where I couldn't be spotted or stared at was now full of everypony that was in the arcade, some looking a bit taller than the others as they stare at the huge screen seeing how fast it was to take that top spot before looking at me. I look back as I start to fidget a bit with my hands wondering what I'm going to say I order to make it towards the exit without being brutally murdered by each equine standing before me. Playing it cool I smile as I place my hand behind my head being completely nervous as I said.
"Hey heh… uhh just wanted to see if it worked hehe, wow look it really does heh…"
I said chuckling nervously as I look at the huge group of ponies standing around me. Well, it was fun while it lasted, and I didn't even get a chance to try any of the great desserts that they had to offer around town. With a last gulp I accepted my fate, getting in my knees as I place both my hands behind my head locking them together bracing myself for execution.
Once again back at the Twilight's tree house, the unicorn gathers her group of friends around her in the library, Spike helping each of the mare's into their respective seats as Twilight keeping reading every book in her collection, trying to figure out what that huge explosion in the sky and that purple trail mean. As she looks through her books Spike walks into her reading as he tells her.
"Uhh Twi…"
He speaks as Twilight turns to him standing in the door frame of her room, she sees him standing there as he gave her a nod. Telling the purple unicorn that everything was set up in the library. Sighing she closes the book she was reading before putting it back in its place with her magic, she figured if she could get her friends to help her figure out what that explosion was, maybe they could keep a lookout while she figures out what it could mean. Trotting out of her room, she trots pass her living room and into the library, once at the door she uses her head to open the door only to be met with a huge ball of pink jumping everywhere a loud boing sound with each hop the pink, poofy maned mare made while she was hopping around the room. The others sitting in their 'Friends Meeting Table' as Twilight likes to call it, one was fixing their hoofed with a filer, another was leaning back with her hind hooves on the table relaxing her problems away. Once Twilight closes the door behind her, grabbing the attention of the mares in the room including the jumpy one as she trots into the room taking a seat while Spike sat next to her with a typewriter ready to write down everything he needed to keep track of as Twilight speaks.
"Friends, I call this meeting because I have some distressing news."
"Twi, is this about the Summer Sun celebration being delayed? Because we know, it just gives us here more time for preperatin."
An orange mare with blond braided mane says, taking her hat off as she places it onto the table as a form of respect. Twilight looking at her as she shakes her head.
"No Applejack, it isn't about the Summer Sun Celebration."
"Well then spit it out, I still need to pick out the fabric for the stage outlines."
A white mare with beautifully styled dark purple mane as she flips a bit of it out of her face, Spike staring at her for a moment admiring the beauty who is Rarity. Only being snapped back into typing down on his typewriter when Twilight pushes the platen knob of the typewriter causing it to snap back into its original position, Spike coming back to reality as he goes back to type writing. Twilight speaking as she explains what has happened over the course of these past few weeks.
"Girls, I feel as if there is some dark force coming for Ponyville. I first felt it a few weeks ago, at first I thought it was me over thinking things again. But then my suspicion grew more earlier this afternoon when I, along with Spike here saw a strange explosion in the sky, followed by a trail that leads into the woods."
She says, looking at each and every mare around her. Fluttershy gasping in guilt, which then lead to Rainbow Dash falling back off her seat while she was leaning back, getting up as she leans against the table moving her rainbow mane off her face as she said.
"Wait, wait, woah hold everything did you say this all started a few weeks ago?"
She replied, looking at Twilight for confirmation as the purple unicorn nods. This made Rainbow Dash go quiet for a moment as Fluttershy tried to hide behind her mane. Twilight knew that when Rainbow Dash went quiet that met she feels guilty over something and it didn't help that Fluttershy was trying to slowly hide underneath the table as Twilight asks.
"Girls, is there something you want to tell me?"
"No!"
Fluttershy said loudly out of nervousness, her eyes widen as she begins to blush over how loud she was. The light blue mare next to her pulls her seat back up as she sat back down before placing her hoove on the yellow mare's shoulder. She turns to Rainbow Dash, giving her a nod before turning back to Twilight as she tries to explain to her what both her and Rainbows Dash found a few weeks ago. But she was too scared of the reaction the purple unicorn will give her if she tells her, instead though the blue pegasus decided it was best if she told her as she looks at Twilight.
"Twilight… a few weeks ago, both Fluttershy and I found some sort of… creature in the forest while looking for Angel."
She said, looking down as she was ashamed in holding it in for all this time when she knew she should have told Twilight the moment they found it. Twilight looking at Fluttershy as she would place her hooves on the table leaning up asking.
"Fluttershy… is this true?"
"Uhh… well… yes."
She said as she hides herself behind Rainbow Dash, knowing damn well how she reacts over them not telling her. The pegasus hiding her with her wings before hearing Twilight asking her.
"And where is it now?"
"We don't know… that last time we saw it was when we took it into the hospital, it looked pretty badly wounded."
Fluttershy muttered behind Rainbow's wings keeping herself hidden away from any confrontation. Both Rarity and Applejack looking at the two mares who are pleading both guilty and forgiveness for not saying anything from the start. Then both quiet mares looking back at Twilight as she stood quiet herself. Well at least she now knows what this really met, some sort of alien invasion and now she has to find a way to find this said creature and see what it could possibly want. Although there was one thing that was keeping her room way to quiet as Twilight took a look around, asking the girls.
"Does anypony know where Pinkie Pie hopped off to?"
Author's Note
Seriously where the fuck did Pinkie go?
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