Chapter 3: The Smallest Changes can make the Biggest Impact in History

Fauna/Janpu Household - Thirty Minutes after RonI got KO'd

With a groan of annoyance, RonI had started to wake up from being knocked out for the second time. He noticed he was laying on the couch with a blanket covering him. He sits up holding his head from the headache he is having.

“Ow man that hurts,” He mutters rubbing the side of his head where he was hit which was forming a bruise. From the corner of his eye, he sees a familiar white and green case. Ronl turned his head to look and there was the first aid kit from his Protagonist shenanigans before waking up as the Iron Gumball was next to it. He noticed the number on the case as it read twenty-three instead of twenty-four.

“Huh guess it goes down with every mint used,” Ronl said to himself with minor interest as he throws his legs over the edge of the couch to lean over. He opens the case up taking out a Revitalizing Mint and popping one in his mouth and chews. In an instant, his headache was gone. “Wow these things can give Aleve a run for their money,” Ronl says with a light chuckle as he closes the case once it clicks shut, the number changes again to Twenty-two confirming his guess.

Ronl then remembers the unicorn woman that knocked his lights out. He looked around but didn’t see the azure mare. ’Did she bolt while I was down?’ Ronl thinks scratching his head as he stands up grabbing the first aid kit and puts it in his afro. “Can’t lose this,” he says out loud as he puts the Iron Gumball into his pocket.

He looks outside and sees barely any time has passed. 'I have to find her,’ Ronl thinks though she could be long gone something in his gut tells him that she is still in the house. 'She might tell me where the hell I am,’ He plans to look from room to room searching for his little intruder.

Even if she bashed him in the head, Ronl couldn’t really blame her. He looked completely different than her, hell he’s basically an alien for crying out loud. He might do the same thing if he was in her shoes… or hooves if she has any.

As Ronl enters the downstairs hallway he sees the door to the guest bathroom open and has a light cloud of steam rolling out. It didn't take long for his strange guest to step out as a slight blush dusted his cheeks as the mare had only a towel tied securely around her body so it covered her modesty but still showed off her curves. She also had a second towel wrapped around her head drying her silver locks.

“Ahhhh~ Trixie feels much better now that she’s cleaned up and smells better~," The horse lady said with a happy sigh.

Hearing the now named Trixie talk in the third person made Ronl think ’Ok I now know her name apparently and she likes to talk like that,’ with a sweatdrop forgetting that she was standing there half-naked.

Ronl clears his throat getting her attention making Trixie turn to him and says “Oh thank Celestia your awake Trixie thought she may have given you a concussion,” with a look of relief.

Ronl responds with “Well it takes more than that to put me down for long” with a grin making the Trixie smile back.

“Trixie is very sorry for knocking you out; she didn’t know how to react,” Trixie said with her ears pressed against her head in guilt.

“It's ok, I can't be mad at you for that,” Ronl comforts the unicorn.”My name is Ronl Fauna Janpu but you can call me Ronl everyone does,” He says holding out his hand which the mare takes and shakes

“I am the Great and Powerful Trixie Lulamoon, Stagemare Extraordinaire!” She says with flair making our hero chuckle a bit.

He then remembers his guest’s current attire and the blush returns. “U-um Trixie how about you go get yourself some clothes,” Ronl says, not looking at her body.

The realization hits Trixie making her blush as well “T-that would be most appropriate.” She says with a slight stutter as she grabs her dirty clothes from the bathroom.

Ronl gives a nod and has her follow him upstairs to his mom's room. But he pauses for a moment as the memory of what happened to her comes back but he puts it aside for now. He opens the door as he and Trixie enter, Ronl goes over to his mom’s drawers and opens them up. He proceeds to pull a simple shirt and sweatpants handing them to her.

“Here. Sorry if they’re a bit big,” he says while scratching the back of his head.

“No no it's fine Trixie can make it work,” Trixie assures him, taking the clean clothes.

“Ok you get dressed and I’ll put your clothes in the wash. Once you’re dressed, meet me downstairs in the living room. I’m pretty sure we both have questions for one another,” Ronl says, picking up the dirty pile getting a nod from the mare.

After a quick trip to the basement to toss the very dirty clothes in the washer, RonI returns upstairs to the kitchen and grabs two sodas from the fridge before plopping down on the couch to wait for Trixie. It didn’t take long before he heard footsteps and turned to see the woman in question walking over to him and taking a seat next to him.

“Hey, I got you a drink, I hope you like grape flavor,” RonI greets while passing Trixie a can.

“Trixie loves that flavor, thank you RonI,” Trixie thanks while popping it open and taking a big gulp before sighing in content. “That hit the spot… although not to sound rude, Trixie could really use something filling to eat.”

“Don’t worry I promised to make us something with what I got in the fridge but right now I have some questions I want to be answered first and I’m sure you do too,” RonI says while sipping his soda.

“Touche and if Trixie may be so bold to ask, what exactly are you supposed to be?” The pony woman asked.

“I’m what's known as a human or Homo-Sapien if you wanna get scientific about it,” RonI answers while smirking at Trixie’s confused face. “Judging by your expression you haven’t seen many of my kind have you?”

“Trixie doesn't think that she or anypony has even heard of your kind before let alone seen one of you. Of course, there was this mint unicorn Trixie may have heard say something about it but she couldn’t under her insane rambling,” Trixie says scratching her head.

“Well my turn I guess and it’s the same question you asked me, what the hell are you exactly Trixie?” RonI asks.

“Trixie is a pony, more specifically a Unicorn,” Trixie answers, making RonI raise an eyebrow.

“A Unicorn huh… so can you use magic or something?”

Trixie smirked before the horn on her head glowed with a pale pink aura and the couch they were sitting on began to float high in the air almost towards the ceiling before being set back down gently as RonI looked in awe.

“That is only a sample of what magic can so my dear Hooman,” Trixie giggled.

“...first of all it's pronounced Human, secondly I now know that magic is pretty much the norm in this world so I should start getting used to this type of crap,” RonI sighs while sipping his soda. “Okay, Trixie it’s your turn.”

“Ok, where did you come from exactly? Trixie knows you not from this world,” She asks curiously.

“Well my world is called Earth, but to be specific I lived on the continent of North America, in the country of the United States of America or U.S.A. for short, in the state of South Dakota, somewhere in the woods,” Ronl answers in detail. ”That doesn’t really matter at the moment but where am I anyhow?”

“Oh you’re on Equis, the country Equestria, and currently in the capital Canterlot,” Trixie replies and Ronl gives her an odd look.

“Weird names but I shouldn’t complain Earth has plenty of those,” Ronl says halfheartedly.

“So if Trixie may ask… how exactly did you get here in the first place?” Trixie asked the million-dollar question. Ronl sits there, arms crossed and head down deep in thought trying to figure that out.

“I don’t really know Trixie, one moment I was at home with my mom then…” Ronl suddenly paused as his face darkens.

“What is wrong Ronl?” Trixie asks concern, placing a hand on his shoulder.

“Trixie I'm going to tell you a bit of my past so you can get an understanding of what happened but please don’t interrupt me until I’m done explaining, alright?” Ronl tells her in a serious tone surprising her as she didn’t want to upset him so she simply nods.

“Very well, Trixie can wait until you’ve finished.” RonI sighs loudly to ready himself before he begins speaking.

“Two years ago, my family was planning a late sixteenth birthday party for me because my dad missed it due to his strict job. While upset, I still loved him as much as any son does his father. When he came home he looked like a nervous wreck with some blood on his suit and we didn’t know it was his or someone else's but he frantically told us to pack our things quickly like he just witnessed a murder. It wouldn’t be long afterward until a man named Victor Blade, one of the sons of the CEO of Blade Industries, Damian Blade. But he goes by Zero… he came and had his lackeys beat my dad while holding my mom back,” Trixie gasps in shock but stays quite letting him continue.

“I saw what was happening and decided to fight, so I took my bat, hitting one of the thugs, freeing my mom. I fought them off with a bit of nut-busting,” He lets out a weak chuckle and Trixie giggles a bit but he turns somber again.

“When there was only Zero left, he threw my dad out the door and outside as his thugs recovered enough to hold us back. My dad was begging and pleading that he wasn't going to tell anyone. Apparently, my dad learned something he shouldn’t have and Zero didn’t take his word. The bastard used his foot to keep him down and he pulled out a gun and proceeded to shoot my dad in the head three times killing him,” Tears well up in Ronl’s eyes as well as Trixie who had her hands over her mouth in shock.

“My mom was devastated and so was I but I was angry. Furious, I broke away from my captors and charged right at him full speed. I was able to beat on him but it didn’t do anything. I got my ass handed to me on a silver platter. My mom begged him not to kill us, he didn’t but he told me to get stronger like it was some kind of sick game to him. Skip forward two years later, we moved as far away from Blade Industries as we can which was my mom’s home state. She became a Video Game programmer and I helped with the stories and characters. I did what Zero told me to and trained to get stronger if I ever faced him again with my Mom joining me as well,” Ronl said as he smiled at those fond memories of him and his mother enjoyed together.

“One day on the news, police were arresting Damian and that Zero and his twin brother died in an explosion. The two of us cheered that the nightmare was over but the sad thing was it wasn’t. After we celebrated there was a weather warning of an unnatural storm in the area more specifically near our home. We tried to get out of there but it was too late the storm picked up the cabin and was tearing it apart and I even saw a cow get picked up by it before a bolt of multicolored lightning struck the poor thing and was gone, scaring the daylights out of us. My Mom was pulled out of the house by the winds and I tried to reach out to bring her back in but she got struck by a stray bolt and was gone just like the cow,” Trixie lets out an even bigger gasp than before as Ronl’s tears began to get even bigger.

“I was at a loss… the pain was ten times worse than when my Dad died and that was the worst feeling of my life. I screamed out Zero’s name in anger as if he was the cause as I needed someone to blame. Almost as if on command, he appeared right there in front of me in a flash of light. I was shocked and scared out of my wits as the bastard was supposed to be dead yet here he was. He mocked me saying I was still not strong enough which got me mad as hell but my body was racked with so much pain, angst, and lost I wasn’t exactly in fighting shape. I got beaten again by him. He wasn’t done though he stood over me and something inhumanly impossible happened… lightning gathered in his hands forming a blade before he stabs me in the gut telling me to say hi to my Dad for him and as fast he appeared he was gone. As I lay there bleeding out and just when I was about to pass out from the pain, there was a flash of light and it all went black before I found myself here… but my Mom was still nowhere in sight,” As Ronl finished, he couldn’t hold back the tears anymore and covered his face as he began to cry in despair.

Trixie does the only thing she thinks is right and pulls the crying Ronl into a firm and strong hug which he kindly accepts, burying his head into her shoulder. She whispers gentle soothing words to him to try and calm him down.

“Shh shh, it's ok the Great and Powerful Trixie is here,” Trixie whispers as she strokes his back slowly.

After a few moments, Ronl calmed down enough to collect himself. “Thanks, Trixie I needed that,” Ronl says with a smile as he wipes his tears away.

“Think nothing of it, Trixie was not going to leave you a crying mess,” Trixie says, giving him a pat on the back. “What you said about that lightning was odd, it doesn’t simply destroy anything completely,” She thinks long and hard then snaps her fingers in realization. “You got hit with it too right?” She asks getting a nod from Ronl. “What if your mother didn’t die but ended up here?” Trixie says with a thoughtful tone.

“You really think so?” Ronl says with hope filling his voice.

“It’s the only thing Trixie can think of cause even lightning here doesn’t do that unless it is special,” Trixie tells him assuringly.

Ronl places his hand over his heart whispering “Mom...” Something tells him Trixie is telling the truth. “If that's the case then I find her and bring her home,” He says we renewed vigor making Trixie giggle at his declaration.

After a bit of talking and getting to know each other, Ronl gets up and heads into the kitchen to whip them both something to eat. He opens up the fridge and pulls out a case of chicken legs and sets it in the sink and goes into the cabinet and grabs a box of mac and cheese. He then remembers he needs a veggie and grabs the frozen broccoli out of the freezer and puts it in the microwave.

"You're gonna love what I cook up for us Trixie, and I apologize in advance if it won't be to your liking," RonI says from the kitchen.

"Trixie doesn't care what it is as long as it's edible and tastes good," The Unicorn says from her spot on the couch.

"Oh don't worry it will," RonI assures. "Once I'm done making the food why don’t you tell me about yourself since I told you about yourself, okay?"

"....sure it's only fair that The Great and Powerful Trixie tells you her take as well!" Trixie boasts after some hesitation, something that RonI noticed.

"Ummm, if you don't wanna tell me now that fi-" RonI began but was cut off as the blue woman stepped into the kitchen.

"No...Trixie has listened to your story now you must listen to her's," Trixie said firmly, crossing her arms.

'I was just trying to be considerate is all,' RonI though with a sweatdrop. "Okay then, why don't we wait to talk after I'm done making us some food, kay?"

"That is acceptable to Trixie," She said with a nod as she took a seat at the table and Ronl went back to cooking.

He poured the dry macaroni into the boiling pot and started up the microwave. Then he took the chicken legs out of their packaging and put them onto the pants with a resounding sizzle. He pushes them as he sprinkles spices on them.

“That smells divine,” Trixie praises as she sniffs the cooking chicken.

“Wait till you get a taste,” Ronl chuckled, flipping the chicken legs. Once the macaroni is done cooking he puts a strainer into the sink and dumps the pot's contents into it. He gives the strainer a good shake before putting the pasta back into the pot. He adds the cheese sauce and stirs it well. The microwave went off meaning the broccoli was done. Ronl took the bag out before pouring them into a bowl. He turned off the stove when the chicken was done. Taking out two plates he puts portions of each onto the plates before bringing them to the table.

“Bon appetit,” Ronl said with a cheesy french accent putting a plate in front of Trixie and taking a seat with his food.

“Why thank you Monsieur chief,” Trixie giggled. She looks at her food.”This looks appealing to Trixie,” She said before taking a bite out of one of her chicken legs. Trixie goes wide-eyed, taking a few more quick bites.

“Whoa Whoa slow down Trixie you might choke,” Ronl told her as he dug into his own chicken albeit slower.

“Trixie’s sorry it's just that she hasn’t had anything this good in a while,” Trixie says sheepishly.

“It's ok, if you think this is good you should try my mom’s cooking. It's to die for,” He chuckles then asks “Now what is your story you didn’t look too good on our first encounter?” with some concern.

Trixie sighed before starting. “Trixie was an up and coming stage magician going from town to town showing folks her tricks and listening to her tales.” She had a smirk on her face. “She was going places her name was well known, She had big plans to go to one of the large cities to make her mark on the world!” She threw her arms out like addressing an audience making Ronl chuckle.

“She decided to stop by a small town called Ponyville to brush up onto her skills. She got a large crowd of fans and she was loving.” She smiled fondly at the memory. “Sadly she did have some neigh sayers,” She frowned in annoyance which made Ronl chuckle again at the unintentional pun.

“She showed them up proving her skill in her magic.” She grinned in pride but it soon turned into a frown. “But turns out later that night two of Trixie’s big fans took one of her tales seriously and decided to bring an Ursa Major to the town for me to defeat! Idiots!” She yelled slamming her fists onto the table spooking Ronl before grabbing her hands to calm her down a bit.

“Trixie hates to admit it but she had no powerful spells to fight it.” She says with defeat. “It was until a resident unicorn came and put the beast to sleep, Twilight Sparkle.” Trixie grits “ Apparently what those two little fools brought was actually an Ursa Minor, a baby version of the Ursa Major,” She sighed again. “One of its fingers was as big as a pony for crying out loud!” Trixie shouted in disbelief. “Trixie thought the two colts would be in trouble but noooo, they blamed Trixie!” She clenches her fist hard. “They ran Trixie out of town for it, not Trixie’s fault they couldn’t take her stories with a grain of salt!” She shouted “She figured it was just a sent back and she could bounce back,” She gained a mock hopeful look until it fell quickly. “Turns out Six of the residents were the Elements of Harmony, Heroes of Equestria, word got around fast and now Trixie is seen as a pariah!” She grinds her teeth until tears start to well up.

“I was homeless after my caravan was stepped on by the Usra.” She says in depression, no longer speaking in the third person surprising Ronl. “Hotels kicked me out, restaurants banned me just as I was about to enter, and stories overcharged me.” She blanches as her tears fell. “My name was mud, I was ruined!” She wept and covered her face with her hands.

“Trixie...I'm so sorry for what happened to you,” Ronl comforted. Trixie sniffled looking at him with appreciation.

“It’s ok you didn’t cause Trixie’s plight.” She assured returning to speaking in the first person wiping her tears. “The fault is that damn narrow-minded town.” She growled in rage. “They will rue the day they messed with THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE!!!” She shouts at the top of her lungs.

“Oh dear, she’s got revenge on the mind.” Ronl thinks to himself with worry. “Trixie… don’t do that.” he simply said.

“Why not?! They deserve what they have done to me!” Trixie shouted.

“CAUSE IT’S NOT WORTH IT!” Ronl roared out, standing up slamming his hands onto the table scaring Trixie. “I know another thing or two about wanting revenge! I spent two whole years wanting to kill Zero!” He breathes heavily before sitting back down. “But my mom was there for me so i didn’t get myself killed.” He continues seriously. “I learned in that time that if I continued down that path I would be just as bad as the very monster I hated.” This makes Trixie blink before she was deep in thought.

“So what you are saying is that if Trixie takes revenge on Ponyville she….” Trixie drifted off.

“....you’ll go down a path you’ll probably never come back from, trust me when I say it probably won’t be worth it in the end,” RonI finishes somberly.

“I would become the very thing they hate…a menace.” She says just as somber.

RonI walks over to the mare and pulls her into a tender hug. “Hey it’s okay Trixie, I’ll admit that those people in Ponyville deserve some payback but if you do it the way you are now it’ll only make your life worse than it already is….but maybe there is a way to get back at them without even having to touch them.”

“How?”

“Well, being The Great and Powerful Trixie has always been your stage name right?” This earns him a nod. “Then why don’t you get even more great and powerful than you were before? Show them that they made a mistake with not only your words but your actions and become the greatest and most powerful mare to ever walk these lands.”

“The Greatest and Most Powerful Trixie,” She mutters before grinning. “I like it, but it won't be easy.”

“It never is but the rewards are well worth it in the end,” Ronl chuckled, patting Trixie’s back “Now come on, let’s finish eating this food I worked hard to make and afterward we’ll figure out what to do next together, alright?”

“Very well, we don’t need this delicious food you made for Trixie to go cold any longer,” Trixie agreed with a smile.

As two unlikely friends from completely different worlds continue to eat their meal in peace and talk about random things, RonI has no idea that his small yet kind actions in helping Trixie have greatly changed the course of history onto a new but unknown path. What new adventures and opportunities will be open for our heroes? And what of new dangers and enemies lurk beyond the horizon? Only time will tell, find out next time on the next chapter of Equestria’s Jumpman!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Author's Note

Big shout out to my boi GrandNECROM1998 for putting in some big work as he added a lot to this chapter where I was stumped at. I'm sorry this took so long to get out as I was occupied with real-life stuff but since I quit my job earlier this week I'll have more time to write which is awesome. Anyway leave your comments down below of your thoughts on this story and I'll catch you in Chapter 4, peace out!