Moving to Ponyville

by sinister10

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life, Human, Romance, Comedy
Length: 858

How me and my family left my friends for a new life.

I woke up and rubbed my eyes. I checked my clock. 6:15. I got up, got dressed, and got ready for another horrid day of high school. Or so I thought. My mom came in while I put on my green shirt. I put my cap on, and my mom said, “Train Wreck, start packing. We’re moving.” I looked at her funny, thinking that this was a prank. But it wasn't. I put on my jeans, and watched in horror as my sibling came in with his suitcase. “Train Wreck, Dark magic isn't kidding. We really are moving. Put your stuff in your suitcase. Get ready,” my brother Stern said. His opposites rainbow tail swished as he turned and flew downstairs. For the fun of it, I’m going to introduce myself and my family. My name is Train Wreck. I am a unicorn with a blue head, and a grey body. I have no mane, so I wear a cap. My mother, Dark Magic, is grey with a black mane and tail. She is a unicorn. And my brother, Stern, is pink with an opposites rainbow mane and tail. He is a pegasus. Anyway, my sibling flew down stairs. I put on my shoes, and looked at my freakishly large hooves as I walked down stairs. I walked to school to say goodbye to my friends. Then I walked back home and got in the car with my mom to go to our new home: Ponyville. The car ride was long and silent. Stern and I rode with Dark Magic. I didn't speak to my mom the whole ride. I called my cousin Carrie (Her real name is Cargo, but she likes Carrie better.) We are a rich family, but we never told our friends. But that’s beside the point. When we made it to a forest, our car ran out of gas. Our mom got out of the car, and turned our car into one long, black limo. I groaned, thinking about what other ponies would say when they saw a limo go by. The question was answered when a group of pink and purple high scholars saw the limo and frowned, even though they were happy before. Sometimes, I hated being a prince. I bet you’re wondering how I’m a prince without an alicorn mother. Well, when she was 5 she gave up her wings. They went to her closest cousin, Princess Luna. And I am happy for that. Anyway, we got to our house, which was a regular two story home. But, it was a trick, for a dark aura surrounded it. A spell that locks out eyesight for what something truly is. Stern and I both the same thought: Crud.

We went in, and found that the inside also looked normal. But, it wasn’t. I took off my shoes, and put them back on. The carpet was itchy. My mom used another spell, and my shoes disappeared. I stepped on the carpet, and found it felt like a poodle’s fur: Soft and fluffy! I walked upstairs and found two rooms. There was one for me, and one for guests. I went back down stairs and saw that there were two more bedrooms. We got our own rooms. This was going to be insane. I walked upstairs and back into my room. I sat down and opened up my journal. I started to write about what had happened. Then, Dark Magic called me back downstairs and said, “Sweetie, I think the two of you should go and meet some ponies. They all seem nice, so, you know…” Stern cut her off by saying, “Make new friends before school on Monday. We know mom, we know.” We walked out the front door and headed out into the town. Stern flew up and away, so I was on my own. I walked a little bit, and then shrieked as my cap flew off revealing my bald head! I jumped into some bushes and covered up my head with leaves. Then, I ran to catch my hat. It soon flew into a pine tree, and of course I climbed it. I almost got it when my branch snapped and I tumbled down to the ground. My clothes were torn and I was bleeding, but I paid it no mind. I looked up, expecting to see my cap, but I only saw a rainbow stained leaf. I was going to curse, but was interrupted by someone screaming, “Hey!” I jumped forward and then kicked toward the noise, but missed. I was soon laughed at by a blue pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail. She was wearing a grey and black hoodie with shorts that were three shades lighter. She also had a necklace on with a lightning bolt, too. I wanted to tell her to stop, but I couldn’t find my inner voice. All I could do was blush until she stopped. I looked at the pegasus, and she looked at me. Then she said, “Sorry if I frightened you, I wanted to know if this was yours.” I hadn’t even noticed the fact that my cap had been in her hand. I took it with a “yes” and put it on my head, over the leaves. Then I took off the leaves from under the cap. “So, I’m Rainbow Dash. And you are?” the pegasus asked me. “I’m n-n-new here. B-b-b-but, that’s not my n-n-name. I-I-I-I-I’m Train Wreck,” I finally managed to say. Rainbow Dash laughed again, and then said, “So, why do you wear that cap? Is your mane all messy?” Uh-oh. She asked the question I hated for anyone to know the answer to. I gulped and said, “Its personal stuff. My mane makes ponies go crazy and stuff. I don’t want anyone to know.” She shrugged and flew behind me. She must’ve wanted to see my mane, for she pulled off my cap in three seconds. I shrieked and hid my head under my arms. She howled in laughter, and then said between laughs, “So you really don’t have a mane at all! Ha!” I blushed from my horn to my neck, and then hid my face behind my hands. I wanted to cry, but didn’t want to look like a wimp. So, I jumped and grabbed my cap. As I fell back down, I put it back on my head.
Rainbow Dash just stared at me, mouth agape. “How did you… where did you learn…” she began, but I put up my hand and said, “I know all the types of self-defense. I have mastered them all. How can you learn one thing without picking up tricks?” She shrugged and walked with me for a while, then said, “So, Train Wreck, would you like to, oh, you know…” “Hang out with you? I don’t know. I have never hung out with any pegasi other than my brother, and a few of my friends. Back in my hometown, ponies were restricted to hang out with their subspecies only, unless a different subspecies happens to…” I started. “Yeah, yeah, can we move on?! Get to the point!” Rainbow Dash yelled. “Sure,” I said. “It can’t be that bad.”
We walked around Ponyville until my stomach growled. Rainbow Dash’s stomach growled too, and we said, “Let’s go get something to eat!” She grabbed my arm and dragged me toward what looked like a bakery. A sign on top read Sugarcube Corner. I sighed and mentally crossed my fingers for some fancy cakes. We walked in, and I saw cake HEAVEN. There were chocolate cakes, caramel cakes, ice cream cakes, coffee cakes, and more. And there was a pink pony with a curly mane and tail that were two shades darker than her fur. She had on an apron that had 3 balloons on it. She smiled at us and said, “Hi Rainbow Dash! Glad to see you kept your pinkie promise and came back. Who’s your friend?” Rainbow Dash replied, “Oh, this is Train Wreck. He’s new here and…” “Ooh! A new pony! I’m Pinkie Pie, party extraordinaire!” Pinkie said. She soon brought out two oversized cupcakes and then walked out of the room. Rainbow and I ate the cupcakes in silence, and then I heard a mocking voice yell, “Look at Rainbow Crash and her coltfriend! Ha ha ha!” “Rainbow Dash,” I asked, “are they going to be any trouble for us?” “Yes! They never leave me the hell alone!” “Who’s your coltfriend Rainbow Crash?” a caramel brown pegasus with a messy, dark brown mane asked. “He isn’t my coltfriend. Go away!” Rainbow Dash said. I took the time to get rid of these pegasi. I used my favorite skill: the train whistle. My horn lit up, and I screamed as loudly as I could. All of the rude pegasi were thrown out of the bakery and ran away as fast as they could. I fell back down into my seat, my head spinning. Did I really do that? And if I did, why did I? I shook my head and turned back to Rainbow Dash, whose mouth was agape. “That was awesome!” she said. “Where did you learn how to do that?” “Well, you see, I made it up,” I replied. Rainbow Dash and I both walked out of the store after paying, and Rainbow Dash said, “So, if you just moved here, why did you say that you were hungry as if you had come here before?” I shrugged at that. And then I heard my mom say, “Hello my young Bighoof! Who’s your friend?” I blushed and said, “Mom, this is my friend Rainbow Dash.” My mom smile and said, “Train Wreck, should you be driven home? I can get the cha-” “No!” I shrieked. I regained my cool and said, “Dark Magic, I will walk home.”

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-03-25 16:50:02 UTC

Cloudy with a chance of Apples

After I got home, I got on my computer. I looked up Apple Stores in Ponyville, and learned an orchard called Sweet Apple Acres was at the edge of town. I promised myself I’d go tomorrow, and then went to sleep.

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I woke up and walked downstairs to Stern’s room. I woke him up and punched him in the face. “What was that for?!” he asked. “That was for putting mud in my plumbing you jerk!” I answered. He laughed and said, “So, you finally noticed. Ha ha ha!” he said, flying out of the room.  I was going to pursue him, but I didn’t want to. I got on my cap, a red plaid shirt, sneakers, and faded jeans. I headed to the orchard to get some apples.

I heard noises coming from a barn, and noticed a light orange pony with blonde hair in a ponytail, mane and tail. She had on jeans, a cowboy hat and boots, and a brown blouse with three red delicious apples. She was kicking trees fast and hard, and a little girl with strawberry colored hair, pale yellow skin, and a large pink bow was catching all the apples that fell. She looked about 8 or 9, and she had a green, red, and yellow dress. There was a boy with overalls and a plaid red shirt picking apples off the tree. He had a short, strawberry-blonde mane and tail and red fur. He was chewing on a grain straw as he checked apples for worm holes and dropped them to the little girl. An older pony, about 30 or 40, and she had her white hair tucked in a messy bun. She was making sure the apples were ripe, and her green fur made every apple look ripe. She was wearing a red blouse that matched her glasses, and dark pants with an apple pie on the side. I stepped on a twig, and froze as the happy ponies turned to look at me.

I waved a shy wave, covered in full blush. I was surprised that the orange one pulled me toward the barn, the other ponies following closely behind us. The orange pony stopped dragging me and turned around. “You have a lot of nerve sneaking up on me and my kin!” she said. “B-b-but I-I-I-I…” I began. “She’s just kidding with you, city boy! We’re just following along!” the little girl said. The red stallion said a simple, “Eeyup.” They all started laughing and then introduced themselves. The little girl said, “I’m Applebloom.” “I’m Applejack,” said the orange pony. “Big Mac,” said the red stallion. “And I’m Granny Smith,” said the last pony. “I-I’m T-T-Train Wreck,” I stuttered. “I was wondering if I could-” “Look out!”

Crash! I saw a blue thing blocking my view, and pulled up my cap. I saw a purple child, and he had burns all over him. He had green spiky hair and a purple tail. His clothes had rips in them, and he sagged quite a bit, as his pants were at most 5 inches from his knees. I blushed at that, and then pulled my hat back down. Applejack came and said, “Are you two alright?” The boy said, “I’m fine AJ. Twilight just sort of blew me up.” I pulled up my cap and exclaimed, “What?!” “Sorry!” I turned to see a purple pony with a dark purple mane with an indigo and pink line going down her mane in a straight line side by side. Her tail was in the same design. “Twilight, are you insane? How dare you blow up poor Spike!” Applejack said, obliviously angry. “Oh, it was an accident! I was trying to switch Owlicious and Spike to be in each other’s places, but I blew up our room,” Twilight said. I spoke up and said, “Stop it! You’re giving me a headache!” Everyone looked at me, making my voice crack when I continued. “If she said it was an accident, it was probably an accident.” “But Spike crushed you on his way down!” Applejack yelled, making Spike blush as he nodded. “And I’m fine! I’m not hurt, though I can’t say the same about Spike,” I replied, smirking. Twilight glared at me, and then said words in a unicorn language. I heard, “Heal the dragon, and make him okay so he’ll be fine in his own way!” Spike’s burn faded, and his clothes were repaired. I had a few cuts and scrapes from yesterday, and they were also healed. It felt strange, and I blushed a little because of the feeling.

“So, Applejack?” I asked. “Yes Train wreck?” “I was wondering if I could buy a bag of apples. You see, I was hungry and…” Applejack once again dragged me, but this time toward a tree. She kicked it, and apples fell right into a sack she was holding. She gave it to me, and I took out my wallet. “No, no. This bag is on the house,” Applejack said. I smiled, thanked the apple family, and headed home. Stern was going to get it good.