Guard and the six

Protection they said. Well how is one guard supposed to protect a place like ponyville? I walk off the train station, duffle bag on my back, and violin in mouth. I start towards my temporary residence. I would fly to the small cottage I’m staying in, but my wings are still burned and broken from the battle.

That battle.

The wedding.

It all turned out for the better but not without casualties from half of guards... I was lucky, Changeling magic burned my wings. The doctors said that there’s a one in ten chance that they will heal by the time next Hearths Warming’s Eve comes up. A slim chance, but still a chance.

I walk around the corner to what I presume to be the local marketplace. Ponies are selling their wares: chocolates, nick-knacks, and a particularly cute orange mare selling apples. I was deciding whether or not to buy some and start up a conversation when I see a pink blur come straight to my face.

“OHMYGOSHHIIMPINKIEANDYOURNEWANDTHATMEANSIGETTOTHROWAPARTYFORYOUBUTDON’TTELLANYONEBEACAUSEITSSOPPOSEDTOBEBEASURPRISEANDALLSOWHATSYOURFAVORITECOLORMINEIS-“ I start to get a headache trying to hear what this pink maniac is saying to me. Eventually that orange mare pulls the pink one off of me.

“Sorry bout that, Pinkie here gets a tad excited when new pony comes around.” she says. I walk off before the orange one says anything else. I really don’t want to deal with anyone right now and with this headache, I’ll just be downright irritable.

I continue my journey to my home, hoping nothing random like that happens again. The pegasi start rolling in some really dark clouds, and I can smell a hint of rain. I change my pace to a brisk trot, but as I do, I run into another mare. She is purple and levitating a big stack of books. Well, she was levitating a big stack of books. They now later all over the ground, covered in dust.

Putting down my things, I begin spewing as many apologies as possible.

“It’s no problem, actually, I wasn’t really watching where I was going either." She says. I was going to respond with something witty, but the heavy rain stopped any current thought in my head. “The weather team has really have outdone themselves this time...” She mumbles. The rain was making her purple hair sparkle. “Well, I’ve gotta go, the place I’m headed is at the other side of town.” I say as I begin picking up my things.

“Oh, well ok.” She says, seemingly disappointed. “I was going to offer you to stay in the Library for a while, but all right.” She levitates her books, and trots off before I can say yes to the offer.

"Well," I think to myself. "let’s go home and catch a cold"

I pick up my things and start to run to my home. The earthy scent of mud flows through the air as ponies run about seeking any shelter they can find.

"I need to get my violin out of the rain." I think to myself.  Just then, I see a small cottage. "Thank god." I whisper to myself. "Now i can get out of this rain."

I open the door quickly and rush inside putting my things down as I close the door. I close my eyes and let out a warm sigh of relief  as the fire soothes my soaked fur. "Wait a moment." I think, my eyes snap open. "There shouldn't be a fire yet."

I turn around quickly and stare into the eyes of about 15 angry animals and a shocked yellow-pink pegasus that used to be sipping some tea.  I just stand there silently, not knowing what to do. Neither of us saying anything for a awkwardly long time, so I decide to break the silence.

"H-Hello."

The animals are on me in a instant. I try to fight back but the animals are surprisingly strong and I am immediately overpowered. A small white bunny hops onto my head and starts to thump it with his foot repeatedly. "Ah! Hey sto-Ow! That one hurt!" I tell him but to no avail.

I see a yellow hoof pick him up and put him down. I am trying to get a good look at her, but I can't see from my awkward point of view. Fortunately enough, I can hear them. "Angel bunny, no. This stallion is clearly lost" She chides the rabbit in a light voice.

How did she know I was lost?

"You need to apologize right now, all of you." She says, giving the animals a stern look. All of the animals get off of me and mumble something I can't understand. I just give a awkward "thank you." In return.

"I'm so very sorry," The yellow Pegasus says. "They were just protecting me, are you ok?"

"It's all right." I say quickly. "I mean, I did kinda barge in uninvited."

I pick up my things getting ready to go out into the rain again. The yellow mare shook her head. "It's fine. It happens more than you think, ponies often get lost in rain like this and come in to warm their coats." She says.

"Uh, alright." I say, beginning to pick up my stuff. "Well thank you, but I should get going now. Thank you." I make sure I have all my things and start towards the door.

"Oh, but it's raining so hard. Aren't you worried you'll get a cold?" She asks in a worried tone.

"I'll be fine. Trust me." I say, opening the door.

"Oh, but I insist you stay here."

I stop. "You just met me. Why are you going to let me stay in all the sudden?" I ask.

This question makes her think for a moment. "I don't know." She says finally. "You seem like the type of pony I want to have some tea with and get to know better...W-Well, if thats ok." She finished quietly.

I stand there thinking whether I should stay or not. The sounds of the heavy rain outside convince me that a cup of tea is what I need.

"Okay. I'll stay." I say, setting my stuff back down.

She smiles and walks into the kitchen and I sit myself down at her table. She comes back with two mugs of steaming hot green tea. "Thank you." I say to her as I take a small sip. "So...what's your name?" I ask her.

"Oh, my name is Fluttershy." She whispers, taking a sip of tea as well. "What's your name?"

"Oh sorry. Well, my name is Flobert."