The Tails and Adventures of a Boring Blue Pony!

The Tails And Adventures Of A Boring Blue Pony

Chapter One : Arrival

This is a story not unlike many others, but still unique in its own way, for this is about a strange blue pony with a short brown mane that mysteriously turned up one day with a hedgehog on his back and a (nearly) pony-sized hound by his side. To be perfectly honest this wasn't all that strange within itself - after all, Ponyville had seen many strange occurrences happen over the past 2 years. Alas it wasn't really the blue pony that set peoples minds wondering, after all he never said a word, he was never seen using magic, oh did I forget to mention the horn on his head? Oops! Sorry, please forgive me! Did I forget anything else? Oh dear, my apologies, I forgot the most important part, he showed up with a cartful barrels hooked up to to a hound! Not just any barrels mind you nor just any type of hound but this will be explained later I promise! Well erm... where was I... oh yes! He was a unicorn, that was for certain. Well I've kinda lost my vibe fillys and gentlecolts so I’m going to zoom straight into the story with a semi-standard cliché!

The weather was windy and the clouds were heavy with rain and most ponies had already vacated their previous locations as the stranger walked up to the edge of Ponyville wearing nothing but a new and albeit muddy travelling cloak, with what looked like a pincushion curled up on its back. While this event was no stranger than normal for the average Ponyville pony it was the dog at his side, huge by Ponyville standards! (huge by most standards actually) which was strange. The blonde, brown and white coat and a look that was almost wolfish, and the addition of a cart filled with barrels attached to the said canine really set up a strange and rather comical scene; that is if anyone cared to look out of their window and into the freak storm that had quickly overcome the region. But most were cowering as thunder boomed and lightning forked across the sky. However if they had peered out, they would have not only noticed the strange sight before them but the fact they were quickly moving towards town hall, seemingly knowing the direction to take. How did they know the direction? Nobody had ever seen this pony in Ponyville before! Well, some mysteries are best left alone. After all, where is the fun in things if you know everything? Seriously stop it! No stop! Well.. okay he had read a map okay?! Leave the poor bookworm alone... Are you happy now?! Jeez, give the poor pony a break - he's already mute and now he's crying as well! Look what you've done! I hope you feel bad now! Good! Hang your head in shame, you meanie! Now lets try this again shall we? You know what they say. Third times a charm!

His arrival went as unnoticed as he could have ever hoped for – crowds weren't his forte. The ominous clouds hanging overhead threatening the area with rain had hopefully scared away the pink ‘daemon’ he’d been warned about. Thankfully the threat of the clouds scattered all but the most hardy of the local population and even those quickly ran for cover as the first drops hit their colourful hides. He looked up slowly and smiled at the sensation of fresh rain pitterpattering against his muzzle before quickly remembering that the hound at his side had a severe dislike of getting wet. With a turn of his head, a sheepish grin at the long haired mutt’s look of fed-up despair at the falling rain, the pair and  the pincushion on the pony’s rump quickly trotted in the direction of the town hall. Well, they had people to see, jobs to do and a life to create, and they weren't going to let a little rain stop them!

It didn't take that long to reach the town centre and with his goal in sight he quickly headed inside out of the rain - which was a bit of a sod for the dog due to the giant "no dogs allowed" sign sitting on the other side of the large glass double doors of the town hall. Upon seeing the sign the stranger stifled a snicker and with another glance at the dog he moved on. He had a job to do and the last thing he wanted was make an already annoyed dog wait any longer.

After silently moving through the doors he twisted around attempted to shove a hoof into his saddle bags looking for the instructions he had been given. He'd been told that the person he needed to see was Mayor Mare, but by who? Well, that’s a secret for a later time; all you need to know is that he was prepared! With a check-list in hoof he sought to complete the first item on it. That check-list was his key to starting a new life and, well, first things first! He needed a place to stay, and who would have that information? Of course, she would! She was the mayor after all! But of course, you know... receiving a letter from your benefactor with a down-payment on a house kinda helped things along... a lot.

After scuffling about, fighting a losing battle with his saddle bags, contact was soon made between the floor and his face. Unfortunately a small deliberate cough brought him out of his stunned stupor, front legs twisted under him, tail in the air and face pointed towards towards the new noise. Finally noticing someone was there, a moment of shocked silence passed and with a sudden blush staining his cheeks purple, Mayor Mare softly giggled at the blue mess on the floor in front of her. It wasn't every day you got a young, blue, rain-soaked unicorn wrapped around itself, tail in the air, in the middle of the town hall.

Quickly regaining a sense of control over her giggles she looked down with a smile on her lips "Mr Clumpy I presume?" she asked,  which only served to deepen his blush as he nodded slowly.

She stifled a further bout of giggles with a hoof over her mouth as she remembered the job she had to do before softly walking over, offering a hoof to the distraught and now dark purple unicorn on the floor in front of her.

"If you would please come with me, I believe we have some business to take care of before you move into your new home, yes?"

After quickly grasping her helping hoof and getting back onto all four of his, Clumpy nodded in response, his blush slowly fading as he followed the Mayor back into her office.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Equestria a pink blur of a pony started twitching, eyes shrinking into pinpricks. "New pony! I wasn't the first one this time..." She thought, her head quickly homing in to the new Ponyville pony, who was currently face-planted on the town hall floor. All of this was despite being in Canterlot at the time on the Princess’ request, resulting in earning her worried stares from her friends.

Fed-up with pulling the cart, fed-up with the rain, and that lazy hedgehog sleeping all the time they were travelling left Jake one fed-up pooch. He was tired and sore and just wanted to curl up in front of a fire and lick himself clean. Especially being left out in the rain, which although he understood the reason for it, it didn't improve his mood. Jake, after all, was a very smart dog.

His race belonged to a long distant off-shoot of diamond dog which still retained their innate magical abilities and weren't stuck to a single bipedal form. Honestly, he didn't care about them in the end or even his own bigoted race, he loved his friend and didn't regret a single day since they banished him from pack for saving Clumpy’s life. He made a vow that day to look forward to the future and never break his vows or promises, despite the rain and how much that freaky little hedgehog annoyed him... Oh god, how he hated that hedgehog at times! It always, always fell asleep in his bed curled up into a little ball of spikes... Oh god, how he hated it! Sure, Clumpy thought it was cute but he found it just plain irritating!

A soft growl left his throat as he thought about it, stopping suddenly when he noticed Clumpy following a silver-maned mare out of the double doors, hedgehog still attached to his back...

"Freaking hedgehog!" he growled under his breath before plodding over to Mayor Mare and Clumpy on sodden pads.

The meeting didn't take long at all, signing some papers for deeds and licences for his business and home, as well as some friendly advice from the Mayor about locations and a time-table for the town market and about avoiding certain pink ponies. All in all, the meeting, which was tedious for both parties was finished quickly, the details quickly ironed out and they went out in the rain eager to finish for the day and get home.

The Mayor kindly decided to show Clumpy the way to his new residence since it wasn't far from her own abode, and it was now pouring it down and she would have hated Ponyville’s newest resident to become ill trying to find his house. All this was going through her head as she walked through the door.

Now, the letter the Mayor had received was clear with instructions and advice on Clumpy and it had also contained a section about a pet dog. Whilst this hadn't really registered with the Mayor at the time, the rather large wet and annoyed canine standing in front of the town hall might have caused her to... scream slightly... Only a few windows broke! Honestly! Her screams resulted in a sleepy Thomas waking up and stretching out on a certain blue giggling unicorn, and a certain soaked and fed-up Jake to just roll his eyes and walk right up to her.

She fainted.

"Seriously? like seriously? Oh sweet for the love of lunas plot! I’m soaked and I really can’t be bothered with this, so can we get going? Like now? Please?" He complained through gritted teeth glaring between the unconscious mayor and the giggling blue unicorn.