Supposed Insanity

That whole talk with them. Every word that was said. They burnt like fire. I can't believe that they could be so naive. Saying they forgive me! I was completely dumbfounded by their incompetence. I didn't lock myself in here! They are complete and utter idiots! I try to calm myself down a bit, I slow my breathing some and I close my eyes. It doesn't even matter. I don't need them, and they don't need me so just forget about it. I try to focus back on Equestria again. I think I'll visit the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They're such nice fillies! It is so wonderful just to listen to them talk about the day they have planned.

I relaxed myself again and concentrated on my destination. Knock, knock, knock. What now!?

"Ryan? It's time for your examination." Examination? They didn't say anything about examinations when I was instituted here. Must be a weekly thing. A quite tall man dressed entirely in white entered the room. He almost blended in with the rest of his surroundings. He was wearing a small pair of glasses at the tip of his nose. The man had rather long, black hair and he wore an expression of disgust when he looked at me.

"Hello, Ryan. How are we feeling today?" He had no emotion in his voice, like that of a computer program.

"Good." I was short with him. I felt both confusion and anger for I didn't know why he was here and he didn't seem to want to have to deal with me, which was also pretty offensive. He held in his right hand, a pen and in his left, a clipboard with various papers stuck to it.

"I am going to ask you a few questions. Is that alright?" He didn't care whether I minded or not. I could tell by his almost tired voice. I nodded and he scribbled something on his pad then flipped the page.

"Do you feel that these... er, uh, ponies? Do you feel that they are your friends?" I took a minute before answering just to analyze him. He didn't give of good vibes. The feeling you get when you know someone is going to hurt you. That was all I felt.

"Yes, I do. They are the kindest friends I've ever known." He looked back down to his clip board and wrote something down again.

"Have you seen them? The ponies?" I become scared. If I say that I am able to 'Travel' there, they might install a camera.

"Yes."

"When?"

"In my dreams." Good save. He writes some more notes down and flips another page. The man clicks his pen and looks up at me. He gives a sarcastic smile.

"I trust that you've been eating your daily meals?" I give a more... confused expression. What kind of question is that? I simply nod and he nods back.

"Good. Enjoy the rest of your day." Yeah, nothing better than being locked in a small blank cube all day. Should be tons of fun!

He leaves and I am alone again. Finally! I get back into my little trance and focus on the clubhouse. Cutie Mark Crusader's clubhouse..... I open my eyes and I'm there. I am very happy right now, back where I am cared for.

"RYAN!" The CMC shouted in unison. The most precious sound you could ever here is those three girls calling your name. I turn to greet them.

"Hey girls! How are you?" They're each wearing an enormous smile. I assume something exciting is planned, or more realistically, something they shouldn't be doing. Fun! Scootaloo was the first to speak.

"Zecora told us about some awesome sounding weird creatures in the EverFree Forest!" Apple Bloom took over.

"So, the three of us were gonna go try to catch some of 'em!" Sweetie Belle finished.

"But Rarity and Apple Jack said it was too dangerous and that we needed an adult to go with us. But they said they wouldn't come." The three all looked up to me with their eyes, glistening and their smiles, wide. I gave a smirk.

"You're wanting me to take you, aren't you?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"Plllllleeeeaaaaassssee??" They spoke in unison. It was the most adorable sound ever. But I might have offended Scootaloo if I said they were cute. I agreed to go and they responded with their chant.

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS, CREATURE CATCHERS! YAAAAAAY!!!!" It was the first time that I've ever heard them do that with my own ears. Man did it hurt! Cute but painfully loud. They sped back inside the clubhouse and grabbed some supplies. I was told to just wait outside for them, and I didn't very much mind. They reemerged with a few duffle bags of various tools and instruments for catching their creatures.

The EverFree Forest... I have never had a good look at it from the inside. I am always told to stay away from the forest because of the weird things that go on within it's premises. The truth is, it's not much different from the forests back on Earth. The clouds move on their own, the plants grow, and there are strange animals that we don't know much about. Sounds familiar. The girls were up ahead of me looking around at the trees and plants. The woods were still creepy, don't get me wrong, but It isn't as creepy as ponies say it is. They stopped suddenly.

"Girls. What's wr-"

"SSSSHHHHH!" The three cut me off. They had obviously spotted an animal. Scootaloo motioned for Apple Bloom. She pulled a net out of her bag and gave it to the orange filly. Sweetie Belle sat her bag on the ground and unzipped it. Underneath was a large metal mishmash of random parts. She picked it up and pulled a few gears on it. Rearranged it and sat it upright. A net launcher! These girls were serious about catching something! Scootaloo put the net inside the cannon and Sweetie Belle prepped it to be fired, while Apple Bloom sat at the controls with her hoof over the fire button. I only watched. The creature was still. Scootaloo tossed a whistle at me and said to get the animal close enough to catch. I blew the whistle and the targeted creature instantly reacted. It squawked and flew towards us. It looked gargantuan in size! It got closer and closer when suddenly.

"FIRE!!" Sweetie Belle commanded. Apple Bloom immediately slammed down on the button and the net was sent flying through the air and wrapped around the creature. A thump was heard, which told the girls that they were successful. The three of them ran over to their catch which was pinned to a tree. A simple toucan.

"DARN IT!!!" They pouted. "I thought we caught some big 'ol monster or somethin'!" Apple Bloom admitted. The net was tangled in the branches and was unable to be unknotted, so we had to cut the bird out. The Cutie Mark Crusaders decided not to keep the toucan.

"That was our only net!" Scootaloo was very disappointed. I tried to cheer them up.

"Hey don't worry about it! I'll show you girls how to make a net from a few ropes. That way, you don't have to go buy a new one every time." They seemed to like the idea.

"REALLY!?!?"

"Sure."

We headed back to the clubhouse. Sadly I had began to fell the tingling around the time of cutting the net down. Now, it was burning and I couldn't hold out much longer.

"Sorry, girls. I have to go." They all let out a simultaneous 'awww'. I apologized and continued out the door as I did.

"Wait!" Apple Bloom stopped me. "Ah have somethin' for ya!" She runs back inside and comes out with a bag of about four apples.

"I had Granny Smith pick the best apples out of the bunch for ya!" It was tear jerking.

"Thank you." I patted her on the head and said goodbye to the three of them. I focused back on the mental institute. Then I was back. Again, I had a short blissful moment. This was such an extraordinary gift I had. Apple Bloom is such a sweet little filly! The sparkle in her eye when she handed me her apples. Such a sweet g-... I froze. In the shock and awe I stared at what lied next to me. Sitting on my pillow to my side was the bag of apples.

"Well... That's new."