Chapter 4

Reunited

Mark was walking around the centre of town, towards Sugarcube corner. Or, was trying to. He had forgotten where it was. And the pony on his head trying to give directions wasn't helping..
"Left..or was it right?"
"You've done this how many times?!"
"It's distractin' bein' on ya head!"
"Get down then"
"But it's fahn!"

Chuckling lightly, Mark sighed, poking Applebloom with his free hand. She was meant to deliver a basket of apples from Sweet Apple Acres... but had slightly misjudged how strong she was. And then Mark had came along, and had offered to help. Reluctant at first, Applebloom had set a condition. If she could ride on his head, Mark could help her. So, here they were, Applebloom riding sitting atop of Mark's head. Mark lifted his finger, and poked her side.

"Dahn't poke meh, it tickles, Mark!"
"Sorry!"
Laughing, they walked around, then stopped.
"WHERE IN THE HAY IS THIS SHOP?" Applebloom said, sighing slightly, before jumping as a voice was heard behind them.

"What shop? And nice hat, Mark"
Grinning lightly, Mark turned around, showing a long scar going down from above his hairline, over his left, closed eye, and down to his mouth. Slowly, he raised his hand, waving at James, and the mare by his side. "Hey James, hey Rainbow Dash! How are ya both?"

"I'm good, man." James says, Dash nodding in agreement. "What happened to your eye..?"
Mark sighed lightly, then grabbed both his eyelids with his two fingers, and opened them, showing his eye. Or lack of. Where his eye used to be, was a neatly severed bundle of optic nerves. His eye had been removed.

Dash was looking away, in disgust, as James stared in wonder, and sheer ewwness. "Turns out The EverFree Forest isn't a fun place to be. They had to amputate my eye to stop it getting infected." Closing his eye, he smiled lightly at the pair, before getting hit in the head by Applebloom.

"Dangnammit, Mark, you know ah hate that!"
"Sorry A-B!"

James sighed slightly, then laughed shakily. "Anyway. Apart from your eye, whatcha doing? And...what shop?" He said, smiling softly, if a little nervously.
"Lookin' fer SugarCube Corner! It's odd bein this high up!" Applebloom said. Frowning slightly, Jame looked at them both, then turned 90 degrees, in sync with Dash, to look at a shop which looked as if it had been baked, not made.

"You are both idiots." Dash said, laughing hard. James rapidly deteriotaing into laughter.
"Shut up, the both of you. I'm new, and she's silly." Mark said, repressing a chuckle, as Applebloom punched his head lightly.
"Ah'm not silly!" she said, pouting,as Mark, James, and the two mares walked/trotted/sat on Mark's head into SugarCube Corner.

Author's Note

Shorter Chapter here.

Next one will be a bit longer than average though. :D