A change of worlds

This is going to be so much fun, after I woke up this morning, still as that little white colt, it's weird, go to sleep as a human a week ago wake up as a changeling, go to sleep last night as a colt. It's been a long week, and I still hate Equestria, but that might all change today. For today is the day I hit the town of Ponyville, I’ve got my iPod and phone stuffed in my mane, I know but then again I am in a cartoon world to, so cartoon logic, right? Any way I’m off to Ponyvile to enjoy the day, today will be awesome.

So there I stood at the edge of the tree line just staring down at that village, eyes wide, for the first time since coming to Equestria I could ‘brony’ it up. So not waiting another second I let excitement get the better of me I ran down the hill, totally forgetting I still couldn’t run very well yet, so of course I tripped and fell and rolled down that grassy hill, and I just laughed, kind of felt nice to actually laugh again, but like all good things, the hill came to an end and with it my fun. I came to a stop resting on my back hooves in the air.

“Ha, forgot how much fun that can be!” It’s true rolling down a hill it’s fun, no matter how old you get.

“Oh my, are you alright?” A voice with concern thick within in it, I think anyone who has watched My Little Pony knows that voice, Fluttershy.

“Oh, umm yeah. I’m fine.” I said as a rolled on to my stomach with a huge grin on my face, how could you not. It’s Fluttershy! And she was stood right in front of me, finally Equestria is starting to look up, she was just peeking from behind her mane with what worry was left draining from her face with a sigh of relief.

“Oh thank goodness, I was worried that you hurt yourself, I just don’t know what I would do if you where.” D’aww Fluttershy is worried about me, it is such a fuzzy felling talking to Fluttershy, I wonder if it’s like this with the entire mane six Rarity, Twilight, Pinkie Pie... Pinkie Pie! How could I forget?

“Well I’m fine, thank you for asking. Is Pinkie Pie at Sugar Cube Corner?” I had to have a Pinkie Pie party, had to, you know what they say ‘Ain’t no party like a Pinkie Pie party!’

“Umm, yes she is, she is working there. Why?” She tilted her head to the side and her mane fell away from her face, it was all I could do to stop myself from having an out load D’aww moment, but for now I had a pink pony to meet.

“Thanks Fluttershy!” Without a second thought I turned to bolt away to get my Pinkie party, but before I could that same timed voice had one last question.

“Excuse me, how do you know my name? If you don’t mind telling me.” Oh crap, I’m a really bad changeling aren’t I? Think of something anything, any valid excuse!

“Well, umm you’re famous?” Said that as more of a question that a statement.

“Oh I suppose.” Fluttershy was soooo adorable she was blushing and kicking at the ground trying to hide behind her mane. And now I can go get my Pinkie party.

“Well I’m going now, bye.” I should have left then and there but I couldn’t I had one last thing to do, and in a second I wrapped my forelegs around her neck for a hug, how could I not? It’s Fluttershy! And with that done I walk or trotted toward Ponyville proper, leaving what I can only imagine as a very confused Fluttershy behind me, as I walked to Ponyville my eyes started to absorb the sights, the birds flying around the morning sky, filly’s and colt’s playing, ponies laying around enjoying the sunny day with barely a cloud in the sky. My eyes were filled with the sound of laughter and the birds singing, for the most part it would have been a normal day for this small town, but little do you know a changeling is happy waltzing through town, but the peace of the was interrupted really loudly by those three filly’s. You know the ones.

“CUTIE MARK CURSADER BUGGY RACERS!!!” Good god that was load, I know in the program they are, but they are on the other side of the park and it still left a ringing in my ears. After my hearing started to clear of that infernal ringing I scanned around looking for the three filly’s, but I didn’t really need to, I that everyone else were all looking in the same direction, so following their gaze I found them, sat atop a hill with what I could only presume was a buggy, only cause the shouted it that was what they were doing, in all honesty that thing look like a accident waiting to happen.

“Got to see how this turns out.” And I was off trying to run up the hill, I say trying for a reason it was slow and wobbly, but it was getting me to the top of the hill, as I got closer I could hear the three talking.

“Oh come on it’s not the scary!” Said the orange pegasus. Scootaloo. “What are you chicken?” Ha the irony.

“Ya’ get on Sweetie!” The earth pony demanded.

“Are you sure it’s safe?” Asked the white unicorn, she look very skeptical of the buggy, and for good reason, now that I was closer I could see the thing was even worse then I first thought, there were two back wheels of different size and one looked a little bent out of shape at the front was a single wheel smallest of the three, there looked to be no way of steering the thing and the wooden plank they would sit on was rotten, Sweetie Belle that thing is far from safe.

“You don’t trust us?” Scootaloo asked faking been hurt.

“Ye’, when we ever been wrong?” Apple Bloom I could answer that with a list a page long.

“Ok, just can we take it slow at first?” Wait really she’s getting on, I though Sweetie Belle was the smarter of the three, ‘pparently not.

“No can do.” Scootaloo said pulling some goggles over her eyes that where resting on her head. “We’re getting out cutie marks today Crusaders!” No you’re not. “Let’s go, Apple Bloom do it!” Pointing a hoof at the yellow earth pony, with a nod from Apple Bloom she grabbed a piece of rope in her mouth and pulled on it, pulling away a wedge of wood from one of the wheels the ‘death machine on wheels’ slowly started to roll away with three filly’s onboard, all with different levels of enthusiasm, I’ll let you work out who’s more excited.

“Now Scoots!” Apple Bloom called out, Sweetie Belle covered her face with her hooves, Scootaloo started flapping her wings, with a buzzing filling the air, as the speed of the buggy increased. Now is probably a good time to say that at first I wanted them to crash cause it would be funny as hell, but now not so much. It would be even funnier!

As the buggy rolled down the hill, still getting faster as Scootaloo flapped her wings and as the hill got steeper, as it got further away I had to follow, I needed to see how this ended. As I was ‘running’, I hesitant to call it that but can’t think of anything else to call it, I could hear the voice of Sweetie Belle saying something about slowing down I couldn’t make it out exactly, but it was along those lines, after that I could hear Apple Bloom say something but by this point they were too far away to make out anything, and just how far away became very apparent once I finally reached the top of the hill, they were nearing the bottom which was marked by a thick hedge row.

“That’s going to hurt.” I couldn’t help myself my face it was like all :D What? I know it’s mean but come on they’ve been through worse, remember the zip lining incident? Just as I predicted... Ok hoped, the buggy went ploughing in to the hedge and disappeared in amongst all the branches, I needed to be closer so I walked down the hill, remembering what happened last time and though it was fun this hill did have a hedge at the bottom and I was not joining the CMC in that hedge.

As I reached the bottom of the hill, approaching the crash site was now much clearer than it was at the top, the buggy was shattered, the back wheels where ripped from the frame splintering and splitting the wood the three filly’s were just emerging from the wreck.

“That was AWESOME!” Scootaloo practically jumped out of the hedge, half scarring me to death, the mane and tail were filled with branches and leaves, her wings were a mess with feathers crocked and jutting out at improper angles, and the googles were now missing, probably lost in the hedge, where else would they be?.

“Ah know!” Apple Bloom was beaming a happy smile only out done by Scootaloo’s. “Any luck girls?” She asked looking back to Sweetie Belle who was now crawling out of the hedge, she wasn’t so happy as the other two.

“I told you that wasn’t safe.”

“Oh come on Sweetie Belle, it was good fun.” Scootaloo defended sat on the grass pulling the branches out of her mane and tail.

“Ye’. Whilst it lasted at least.” Apple Bloom was looking at a still blank ass. “Shoot still no cutie mark!” The smile on Apple Blooms face was knocked down a few notches but still visibly there.

“Yeah, same for me.” Scootaloo said looking at her ass, I’ve got to stop calling it that sound weird when talking about kids, Scootaloo said looking at her flank, better? Now both pegasus and earth pony now looked at the white unicorn. “Who are you?” What you thought I was talking about Sweetie Belle? Well I wasn’t.

“Me? I’m ugh... Um that guy from over there.” I pointed my hoof at the top of the hill. I had no idea that I would be asked my name, yeah I’m a really bad changeling. How did I not see this coming?!

“Huh, well ok. What your name?” Apple Bloom asked scepticism in her voice and on her face. Was I really going to let three fucking kids find me to be a changeling? No.

“My name is...” looking around, I needed inspiration, there was nothing just grass, sky and the thorn hedge row... Thorn Row, could do worse. “It’s Thorn Row.” I said with a sheepish grin. They all just stared at me, even Sweetie Belle was looking at me now, this isn’t working.

“Ok Thorn Row. Are you new here Ah’m Apple Bloom,” She pressed a hoof to her chest while puffing it out. “That’s Sweetie Belle,” She pointed at the corresponding pony. “And that there is Sco...”

“Scootaloo I know.” FUCK! Done that twice now. Really, really bad changeling.

“How do you know my name?” This time I have an answer for Scootaloo

“I heard you talking to each other before you started... Whatever you were doing.” I knew what they were doing, we all do.

“Oh we were try to get our cutie marks,” Sweetie Belle now spoke up, she still had branches and leaves in her mane, but she was looking happier. “We are the....”

“Cutie Mark Crusaders, I know please don’t shout it, I heard before.” I was not wanting to lose my hearing, if my ears were ringing from before, when I was far away I was not wanting to be right next to them. Before any of them could say anything there was a distant ring of a bell.

“Oh no, school we forgot!” Sweetie Belle shouted. “We need to hurry!”

“Right come on, Thorn Row!” Before I could even respond Scootaloo grabbed one of my hooves and started pulling me toward what I was really hoping was not the school, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom were already running on ahead “Come on we’re going to be late!”

“But I...”

“No time move!” Not even given a chance to resist, so I’ll go will it for now and bolt later, got to be easier. Right?