Today was not my day.

“AHHHHHHHHHH!” I screamed out when I was taken out of the place I was in by the man and led to where I saw my bike… or what’s left of it. The whole thing was smashed and bent in odd ways and… it was simply scrap. All that work… gone… I fell to my knees with utter despair. “My bike… my poor bike…” I sobbed out to myself. I put my hand on the metal of it, feeling how cold and still it was… oh my heart…

Not far away from me, looking at me oddly was Indigo, the man who saved me from the sea. I had rambled about my bike for the better part of twenty minutes but managed to keep it mostly to myself…save for the screaming.

"Are you done being dramatic?" Asked the man from afar. I took a deep breath… promising myself that I'd fix this whenever I get the chance. Hopefully. Just as I gathered myself, I could hear the wood creak behind me as the man spoke once more. "I didn't see anything else beside that hunk of metal and this little doohickey." He said to me as his hand came to view revealing… my bracelet! I scrambled to my feet and looked at him. I opened my mouth to yell out again but was able to hold back from yelling as I clearned my throat and took my bracelet back.

“Thanks… This… This means a lot to me.” I said to him as I held it in my hands, feeling the metal in my fingers, a sense of ease came over to me as I held it in my hands, feeling the groves of it. I looked at Indigo as he stared at me before I added. “It used to belong to my mother.” I said to him, which made him nod.

"I see… well… I'll be inside. Leave you to… grieve over that." He said to me regarding my bike before heading off the dock and back into his home. I let out a sigh before looking down at my bracelet. Thank the all mother… I quickly put it on and, once Indigo was just out of earshot, my bracelet let out a beep as it glowed a little. I sighed as it still works, I mean of course it still works. It would take far more than some water to short it out, I wish I could say the same about my bike but… beggars can't be choosers. I looked down at my bracelet as it soon gave off some holo-screens that showed a number of things. See, my bracelet is actually my handy dandy Multi-tool, it can be anything I need it to be without issue but I couldn’t show that to Indigo. Don’t know what reaction he would make when he sees it.

“Alright… at least this is still with me.” I said with a smile. I took a deep breath before I went to contact my mom. She would be worried sick about me and… yeah I should call. I flipped through until I got to my communication and went to call my mom. I waited and waited but soon received a… dead signal screen? What!? That's not… how? “Oh what the hell is this? Why can I connect?!” I said as I tried again and again, no signal. I shook my bracelet a bit, wondering if it was damaged in the storm… or was the storm blocking the signal? “That would mean I have to get closer to the storm just to get something through… even then it would be hazy at best. Ugh.” I groaned.

Great… I can't even tell my mom that I made it through the storm. She'll probably think I'm dead! Or worse… I frowned at the memory before shaking my head… and shivering. Fuck… I looked down at myself, seeing the clothes I wore were torn up, not so much that I'm indecent but I’m not going to be safe from the chill of night if I stay in said clothes. Hmm… maybe Indigo has some spares or something. Kinda wish I installed a clothing mender in my multi-tool now. With a sigh I turned ahd headed back into the building I was once was. Now able to look around I saw that it was the only building around. Call about being isolated. Once inside I looked around for Indigo.

I soon found him in his kitchen, where he made some sandwiches. When I saw one… it made me realize how hungry I was. But I had to hold that back for now and-

"These are for you. You've been out for a few days since I found you." He said to me which made me double take. What!? Why didn't he start with that!?

“A few days?! You think that’s something you should've told me earlier?!” I asked him in a shocked and angry tone which made him blink a few times. I let out a sigh before rubbing my head. There was an awkward silence between us as I did this before he cleared his throat.

"Do you want these or not?" He asked me simply which… yeah… I walked up to him and he soon handed me the plate of sandwiches. They didn't look like much but… I'm too hungry to even think about complaining. He sat me down on the nearby table and soon asked. "How are you holding up?" He asked me simply as I sighed. I got to come up with a good lie… something that won't raise any questions.

“I’m… I’m doing fine.” I said as I finished up my first few bites. “Uhh, thanks for saving me from the water. I don’t know if I would’ve survived if it wasn’t for you.” I said after, still trying to think of a good lie if he asks what I was doing in the water. Maybe I was working on something out in the sea and something happened? That could work.

"It's no problem, though you city folk really need to keep your jet skis near the beaches." He said to me which… huh? Jetski? Roll with it Viri, roll with it!

“Y-Yeah, sorry about that… but it’s just… really fun out on the water with it.” I said with a laugh… Yeah, that’s convincing Viri, totally. He simply shook his head at me before speaking up.

"Right, well I'll go check if I got any spare clothes for you. If push comes to shove I'll let you borrow some of mine and… ugh… I'll go out and buy you some." He said to me and he sounded not too happy about it. I guess I wouldn't be to, having to buy some clothes for a stranger I've only just met. He left me alone to eat which left me with my thoughts.

What was I going to do? I've got no way of contacting mom, no way back to the island if I needed to go back… I was essentially stuck in the outside world. Normally it wouldn’t be as bad since I was out here, it was what I wanted but… I prefer having a way back… maybe there is a way. If I just get close to the storm… or boost the signal to get through the stormwall… right, first things first I need to find my way to the nearest city to learn more.

After finishing up the last of the sandwiches, I got up and left the kitchen only to be met with Indigo out in the living room. He motioned towards an open door and I walked over to it. It was a bathroom… a really… really primitive bathroom. There were some clothes folded on top of the sink. They looked roughly my size… but I'm assuming it's Indigo's. With a sigh I stripped out of the clothes I wore and put on the ones Indigo gave me, soon seeing myself in a pair of simple jeans and a sleeveless shirt with a jacket. They were… comfy, be it a bit loose… it did however help with my tail not being in pain of the jeans. As much as I wanted to make a hole I didn’t want to damage Indigo’s pants. Once put them on I looked at myself in the mirror and… I look very much… what’s the word? Tomboyish? That the word? Whatever the case I soon picked my other clothes up and carried them out of the bathroom.

“Hey, thanks again for the clothes.” I said to Indigo once I was out.

"No problem. I'll take you town in a little bit. I've got business to tend to so make yourself comfortable." He said to me and I felt like an ass for having to lie to him. He's been nothing but kind. He left soon afterwards and once again I was with my thoughts.

… though to be honest, I was alone in his house… I could take some time to learn more about him and this place. Isn’t that a good idea? I believe I read it somewhere back home to gather information so… yeah that makes sense. With that in mind I started to go around the house to… well, snoop around.

When I mean by snooping around, I didn’t think it would be very quick since this place is small. Like, there’s at most five rooms and it’s pretty small rooms so looking around wasn’t the most time consuming. I did find a few pictures… man, so weird to have physical pictures. One of them was of him holding a large fish with an older woman beside him with a smile. Was that his mom or something?

There was more pictures hanging about, some with the same woman and a younger Indigo… then… oh… oh no… nearby was a small urn, it was simple looking but it has the word ‘Mother’ on it. Oh hell… I felt more uncomfortable now than before. I looked around at the place as there wasn’t really much anything else to look around before looking back at the urn.

I moved back away, not knowing if I wanted to risk stumbling into something that depressing again. So I sat in the living room and kept myself busy with my thoughts. There was clearly a tech gap with what little I've seen but I remained a little hopeful for a nearby city. Maybe they could help! I just hope they've got some sort of signal booster or something. With that in mind I stood up again and checked the time, seeing I was at this for a few minutes, close to half an hour. I wonder if Indigo is ready to go or not? Just as I thought this, the door opened and he came back in with a grunt.

"Alright come on, the town is not too far from here, the sooner we start walking the sooner we get there." He said to me as a matter of factly as he left some things behind before heading back out. I followed behind him and after he locked his door, we began the trek to the town. He was obviously taking the lead as I didn't know where to go. Sure enough he lead the both of us towards a dirt trail that was hidden under some brush that overgrown it which made me stare a bit. Dirt paths? Overgrown plants? Isn’t there anyone tending to them or something? Droids or whatnot?

“If you don’t mind me asking… What's the name of this town?” I asked Indigo as he pushed a branch out of his way and allowed me to walk past so the branch doesn’t smack me in the face.

"Everfree. It's an old town, nice folk. Too crowded for my tastes." He said to me as he glanced back at me. "You're able to find practically anything in the town, no matter how obscure." He added. Oh?

“Anything you say?” I asked him which caused Indigo to look at me with an arched brow before nodding. Yes! That means I could find a signal booster there! “Well then, better not let the sunlight burn out, let's go!” I said happily before making my way forward with a brisk pace… before I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Indigo there.

"And where do you think you're going?" He asked me with the same arched brow. I blinked at this before he pointed at a nearby cross road sign… oh… I stare at the sign which the way I was going was a place simply called ‘Howling Canyon’ which was definitely not the right way to go. I chuckled nervously before looking back.

“Whoopsy. W-Wrong way… hehe.” I said which made Indigo roll his eyes at me. He gave an unamused glance before continuing to lead the way. The rest of the trip was uneventful aside from some… scares here and there. This forest is so… wild and seemingly untamed. I saw glimpses of creatures I've never seen before!

"I have business outside of town so this is as far as I go." Indigo suddenly said before stopping and turning to look at me. I was surprised to hear this but before I could voice said surprise, he handed me something. Was this money? It was a heavy little bag. "Use this to buy yourself some clothes. Ask around for directions, the people are nice enough to help." He said to me simply.

“Uhh… thanks.” I said as I looked at the bag and looked like… gold coins? I took one of them out and looked at it. “This is… a gold coin…” I said out loud. Why a coin? Do people use material items to pay? Also why gold?

"Yeah. It's a bit." He said to me with an arched brow before adding. "You're from across the border I'm guessing." He said to me which made me freeze. Uhh…

“Y-Yeah… never really crossed the border…” I said as I continued to look at this… bit? It’s a coin, so why is it called a bit? He believed my answer as he shook his head.

"I'll meet you back at the house, just don't go off the path." He said to me as he turned to leave once more though he headed off the path and deeper into the forest to do… whatever it is he needed to do. Luckily for me though, I could hear the town not too far from here and after continuing the path on my own, I exited the thick forest and into a large clearing and… woah.

I saw a number of buildings before me that look so… ancient. I haven’t seen any thing like them other than in data pads of old history… just… woah. I walked into the place, looking around at everything around me. Was home like this in the past? If so man, everything really changed over the many many years. Not only that I saw a number of people out and about, talking going about their day. Everything looks so…surreal.

I took a deep breath to collect myself. Okay… first time ever interacting with another civilization. Nothing to freak about… nothing at all! Yup. I-

"You alright miss?" Someone said, bringing me out of my thoughts. I looked at them, seeing that he was a man like Indigo but more… muscular? It was obvious he was some sort of warrior… or farmer.

“Uhh, y-yeah um… Yeah I’m fine.” I said to him before remembering why I came all the way out here. “Umm, I’m new here. Where can I find a clothing store?” I asked him, wanting to get into some new clothes.

He gave some simple directions which thankfully were easy to follow as soon after he told me this, I went into town fully and followed his directions to the letter. The streets were bustling with plenty of folk, all of which differ from the last. In what regards? Well I saw one with wings! Wings!

I mean, sure I stand out as well with ears and a tail, being fox Faunus and all that but seeing someone with actual wings was a sight to behold. Didn’t help that I stared for too long that I ran into a pole… ow. I collected myself and continued on my way. After some time I found the place I was looking for… I think? Honestly the place looks odd, like someone took a building and made it look like a carousel. I don’t know if I want to walk into the place or wait in line to get on and ride around on a horse. In the end the need of clothes won out and I made my way into the place, the place was spaces with a few mannequins station off to the sides, all in different clothing that looked… nice? I think? I wasn’t really good with clothing design.

“Hello? Anyone here?” I called out into the place, wondering if anyone was here. My ears twitched a bit as I heard some sounds from the back.

"Hold on dear!" A voice yelled out as there was more shuffling around before a door opened and stepping out. The woman had long dark purple hair and pale skin. Her hair was glossy and well kept so that it shined in the light and that goes double when you see her tail. A pair of cat ears sat on top of her had as she simply smiled at me. She wore a nice fancy business dress shirt and a skirt that goes to her knees.

"Ah yes, welcome dear." She greeted me with a smile and a little polite bow. "Welcome to my humble Carousel Boutique, where high society doesn't have to result in an empty wallet." She said with a kind smile as she straightened back up. I blinked at this before returning with a kind smile as well.

"Thanks, I was wondering if you had anything in my size." I said to her which caused her to tilt her head a bit. This made me blush, did I say it wrong? "I mean… I uhh, I'm trying to get some new clothes and when I asked around they sent me here." I added, hoping that made sense. She simply smiled and chuckled before she spoke with such confidence and elegance.

"Well, I am well known for my art and my art is known for it's one size fits all." She said before snapping her fingers, making several articles of clothing float around me as she gave me a focused look and hum. "No, not that." She said with wave and another bundle of clothes floated around me. "No, not that either." She said before yet another bundle of clothes hovered closer to me. "Ah yes!" She said before snapping her fingers, causing a bright light to fill the room in a second, leaving me dazed and confused before looking down at myself. Ah!? What!?

“W-What the hell?!” I yelled out in surprised as I saw my clothes changed to a white and gold top that was sleeveless and it showed off my belly a bit and my pants were dark with gold highlights. I was shocked at this but I was more shocked at what just happened. “W-What did you do to me?! And my clothes?!” I yelled at her while she stared at me in surprise.

"I switched them out with something more you, darling." She said to me as she picked up the discarded pile and looked like she was about to puke when she did. "These filthy things didn't belong on a physique such as yours so I switched them then and there." She said before discarded the shirt back to the floor in disgust. But how!?

“B-But… but how?! How can you… I mean you… h-huh?!” I stuttered out as I was totally confused at this. She blinked at me as if I was crazy.

"With magic, how else?" She asked back and well.. what the hell was I meant to say to that!? Magic!? "Oh dear, you aren't from around here, are you?" She asked me and by some miracle I managed to nod. She shook her head and sighed.

"You Remnants always freakout at the first sign of magic." She said to me before looking back and saying. "Yes magic is real, and more potent over here. So do please not freak out at the sight of it like so many others." She said to me which… works for me as I didn't even have to lie. So magic is real… I wonder what potential it holds. "Anywho, dearie. Your new clothes should cost you around twenty bits." She said suddenly and brought me out of my thoughts.

“Huh? Oh right uhhh…” I went over to my old clothes and pull out the bag of bits and started pulling out the twenty bits for her. “Here… you go.” I said which she smiled as she counted and took them into her hands. She nodded and looked back at me.

"And like that, I thank you for choosing the carousel for your clothing needs. Have a wonderful day!" She said to me cheerfully as I picked up Indigo's clothes and held onto them. She offered a bag to put them in and I happily thanked her for it and it wasn't long before I found myself outside again… what now? I looked around at the place before I started walking to where I believed I came from… which soon resulted in finding myself lost in town.

“Oh… shit… where am I?” I said to myself as I looked around at the place. I had no idea where I was in this town. I continued to wander for almost two hours before I found myself in front of a building… I say building but it was actually a large tree with a door and windows. Treehouse? House tree? I saw a sign out front that says ‘Golden Oaks Library’. I blinked at this as I stared at the house building. With a hum I decided to walk into the place to see what’s there. Once in the place I noticed the shelves which held… books? My eyes widened before I went towards the shelves, picking one of the books and held it in my hand. I have never seen a book up close before, I’ve read about them back at home but I never saw them in person.

"Uhh… can I help you?" Came a voice right beside me as I had held the heavy book in hand. It brought me out of my thoughts and I looked over to see a young man, younger than me no doubt. He had short green hair and was wearing a purple shirt and jeans.

“Huh? Oh umm, sorry. I’m uhh, I’m just looking.” I said to him as he stared at me. “Umm… you work here?” I asked him.

"Yeah, live here too." He said before looking down at the book I held. "Are you really going to read that?" He asked me with an arched brow as he pointed at the book in my hands. I blinked at him and looked at the book.

“Uhh… why do you ask that?” I asked him, unsure what he was talking about as he arched a brow. I turned the book around to read the title, Lusty Fox. My face turned bright red when I did and quickly put it back. “N-Never mind!” I said as the young man chuckled at my embellishment.

"So are you new to town?" He asked me after a moment, where I took some breaths to calm down and not be so… red in the face. "We don't get a lot of new faces around here. People usually tend to head to the big cities when crossing." He added.

“Really… yeah I’m new here… kinda uhh… never really had much choice to leave my home.” I said to him as he smiled before I spoke up once more with. “Umm… I’m Viri by the way.” I said to him, finally introducing myself.

"Spike." He said back with a nod before adding. "So what brings you here?" He asked me once more and I looked back at all the rows of books. The history of the outside world… I can see several books that have already piqued my interests greatly.

"There's some books that I want to take out to read." I said as I pulled a few history books that I saw. Already I had three of the books that I moved them over to a table.

"Alrighty then, I'll just check these out for you." He said as he then took the stack of books and brought them over to another table, one that had some… trinkets or something. Was that meant to be a stamp? After a minute of watching him stamp my books, he handed them back to me and said. "Here you go, you have two weeks to bring them back. Any longer and we will start charging you a bit per book." He said to me, handing my books. Huh? The stack felt a little heavier than before and I noticed a fourth one. Did I grab a fourth?

"Were there four books?" I asked Spike, unsure if I did grab a fourth one or not. Spike hummed a bit in thought before answering.

"Yeah. I'm sure there were." He said to me as I looked back down at the book in my arms. Hmm… oh well.

"Alright, thanks for this." I said to him with a smile which he returned with one in kind as well as a wave as I turned to head out of the library. And upon exiting the library, a familiar voice greeted me.

"There you are!" The voice of Indigo greeted my ears through the still busy street. I looked over and saw him walking up to me. I felt a wave of relief wash over me. Thank the all mother! I'm not lost anymore! "Didn't see you back at the house when I got back. Figured you were lost." He said to me and I… chuckled nervously. Me? Lost? Nah.

"No no, I was simply… looking around and decided to check some books out." I explained to him, trying to lie that I was lost. I was totally not lost.

"Riiight." He said, not convinced by this one bit. I let out a sigh before he spoke. "Well, if you want to find a place to stay in town, I know of a couple of places but I always have that spare room I gave you when I brought you back on land." He said to me, giving me the option to either find some inn or stay with him. To be honest, staying with him sounded like the better option. His place was quiet, scenic, has a great view of the ocean… and that's where my bursted bike is. I arched a brow at him before saying.

"What? Sick of me already?" I said jokingly, smiling innocently as I did before chuckling at my own little joke and saying. "Your place is nicer, I think I'll stick around a little longer." I added. He nodded at me with a smile of his own and as we started our walk back, he spoke up.

"So what are those books on?" He asked me, glancing with an arched brow. Okay… I'm a history geek normally so… yeah that works.

"History, I've been a bit of a history lover since I first read one." I answered as I looked at my bag before looking back to Indigo. He gave me a puzzled look.

"'History' huh? Is that what they call it now?" He asked me to which I was confused and looked down at my bag once more, seeing one of the books that was more notable than the rest… Lusty Fox.

"W-Why do I- oh that little…" I fumed at this. I knew I didn't have four books! Spike snuck it in! That bastard! "That little… thinks he can pull a fast one on me…" I said as I turned to march back into the place to give Spike a piece of my mind.

"Too late for that. I ain't turning around." Indigo said to me as he grabbed my arm. I wanted to scream out and curse at the little green haired dork from earlier but I kept my cool… for the most part. I was stuck with an erotic novel for the next two weeks. Great.

Author's Note

Fun fact! This AU is set in a world where Equestria, and Remnant are one place. It was actually an idea that my co-writer Uncle Smiles suggested and it was neat!

Any mistakes? Please leave them down in the comments. It would be greatly appreciated.