My Little Pony: Friendship Is Pure

After that little moment, Twilight and I arrived at our destination. In front of me was this farm and off in the distance were hundreds, maybe even thousands of apple trees.

“Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres” Twilight said.

I turned to Twilight who still had a smile on her face.

“This is where my friend and her family lives and works” she added.

“What do they do?”

“You see all those apple trees” Twilight said motioning to the sea of trees.

“Yeah”

“Well what they do is they buck them and collect the apples that fall off. Then she sells them”

“I see”

“Not only that, but they are pretty delicious as well, you should try one”

“Well let’s meet this Applejack and I’ll ask if I can try one”

She nodded and the two of us proceeded to the huge red barn that I noticed when we arrived. Twilight was about to knock on the big red door, but stopped when we heard some voice say.

“Howdy Twilight”

We turned around to meet, what I guess was Applejack. She had an orange coat, green eyes, and yellow mane. Her tails was the same color as her mane, but she had it tied up in a ponytail, wow a pony in a ponytail. I noticed that she had freckles on both her cheeks and also wearing a Stetson. I then took notice to her mark and saw three apples.

“Judging by the mark, I’m guessing this is Applejack”

“Hi Applejack, how are you doing?” Twilight asked.

“Pretty good, Ah’m just taking a break from apple bucking”

Her eyes then moved from Twilight to me.

“So who’s yer friend there?”

“This is Tyler, he’s new to Ponyville and I thought I’d show him around Ponyville”

“Nice to meet you” I said as I extended my hoof.

She smiled and took my hoof with hers, but instead of a normal shake, she jerked my arm up and down so hard I thought my arm was about to come out of its socket.

“Well it’s nice to meet ya too, any friend of Twilight is a friend of mine” she said.

Even after she let go, my arm was still going up and down. I had to use my other hoof to stop it, and I swear I could hear Twilight snickering behind me.

“So, Twilight tells me that you collect apples for a living” I said.

“Yes siree! We got the best apples around here at Sweet Apple Acres. Ya wanna try one?” she asked.

“Well Twilight did say that they were pretty good, so sure, I’ll give it a try”

“Okay then, just wait right here” she said.

She then walked over to a tree and turned her back to it. I was about to ask what she was about to do, but she lifted her hind legs up and delivered a strong kick to the trees. Afterwards, about 10 or 15 apples fell from the tree and landed in a basket that was close by.

".....Remind me not to piss her off"

She picked one out of the basket and tossed it to me.

“Here ya go, enjoy” she said.

I looked over the apple before taking a bite. As soon as my teeth broke the surface, I felt a huge burst of flavor enter my mouth. Now I've tasted plenty of apples back on Earth before, but out of all of them, this one was the best.

“So, how is it?” Applejack asked.

“All I can say is, you weren't kidding when you said these apples were the best around. This is delicious” I said.

“Well that’s mighty kind of ya, feel free to stop by anytime if ya want anymore”

“Oh believe me. You haven’t seen the last of me”

Applejack smiled and turned back to the apple trees.

“Well, why don’t Ah let Twilight finish showing ya around Ponyville”

“Oh yeah, thanks again for the apple Applejack”

“Yer welcome, just be sure to come visit every now and again" she said with a wink

I finished the apple and both I and Twilight were off once again.

“What did I tell you? Those apples were delicious” Twilight said.

“They sure was, I definitely have to remember this place if I ever want something to eat”

Twilight smiled and we started walking back into Ponyville.

“So who are we meeting next?” I asked.

“How about my friend Rarity? I’m sure she would like to meet you”

“Rarity?”

“Yes, she’s a fashion designer and her store is probably the best place for pony clothes in all of Equestria.”

I just shrugged and agreed. She then led me to a building that defiantly stood out from any other buildings I saw. It looked more like a carousel out of a noble's festival than a building.

“Here we are”

I did another quick look before replying.

“It’s really …..colorful”

We proceeded to the entrance and opened the door. The first thing I noticed was the army of pony manikins, some wearing dresses made specifically for mares. The only thing I can compare this situation to, is when you’re the only guy in Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

“Rarity! Are you here?” Twilight called out.

“I’ll be down in a minute darling” a very regal voice said.

We were soon joined by another unicorn. She had a marshmallow white coat along with a very curly purple mane. She had blue eyes that were accompanied with very long eyelashes and light blue eye shadow. Her mark was three blue diamonds. If Twilight didn’t already tell me she was a dress maker, I would say she was a model. She defiantly had the look for it.

“Maybe I should try and be as polite as possible with this one”

“Hello Twilight, it’s good to see you again dear”

She then looked at me and a look of curiosity appeared on her face.

“Twilight, whose you’re friend here?” She said.

“Oh, this is Tyler, he’s new here to Ponyville and I thought it would be a good idea if he met you and the rest of the girls” Twilight said.

“It’s nice to meet you” I said with a slight bow.

Rarity walked up to me, battering her eyelashes.

“Well aren’t you a gentlecolt” she said.

“Gentlecolt?”

“Well considering I’m in the presence of a pony of high class, I thought it would be appropriate for me to be on my best behavior” I said.

Rarity giggled and blushed at my words

“There is no need for that, just be yourself” she said.

“Oh, okay then”

After talking with Rarity for a while, I and Twilight decided to head out and head over to another one of Twilight’s friends.

“Just out of curiosity, how many friends do you have?” I asked.

“Including myself, there are six of us” she said.

“Six? Well we met Applejack and Rarity, and if you count what happened with Pinkie Pie meeting her, then there are two to go” I said.

“Right, I guess next we can go visit-

“LOOK OUT!!!!!” a voice screamed.

I looked up, only to be slammed to the ground with my face in the dirt. Another thing was I felt some weight on my back preventing me from getting up. While I couldn’t see anything, I could hear Twilight talking to some other pony, who I assume is the reason why I’m on the ground right now.

“Rainbow Dash! What happened!?” Twilight said.

“Chill out Twilight, you act as if I had never crashed before” a tomboyish said.

“Yeah, but you just crashed into Tyler!” Twilight said.

“Tyler? Who’s that?”

I attempted to say something, but it only came out muffled, but thankfully that seemed to work because whatever was on top of me got off.

“Oops, sorry about that” the other pony said.

I got up and dusted myself off.

“It’s alright, I’m still breathing”

I turned my attention to the mystery pony. She had a sky blue coat with a rainbow mane and tail. She had magenta colored eyes and her mark, which by the way looked pretty cool, was cloud shooting out a rainbow lightning bolt.

“Hey, I don’t think I’ve seen you around before, you new here?” she asked as she looked over me.

“Yeah, Twilight here was just showing me around” I said motioning to Twilight.

“Well Tyler, the name’s Rainbow Dash, fastest and most awesome flyer in all of Equestria, and soon to be future Wonderbolt" she said as she struck a pose that kinda looked like she was trying to pose for the cover of a magazine.

I let out a small chuckle and raised an eyebrow.

“This is gonna be fun”

“Really, well forgive me, but I have a little trouble believing that” I said.

Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened a little and she flew right in my face, while I just smiled.

“What was that?”

“Well, the only thing I got to base your flying skills on is you crashing onto me. So if being the fastest  and most awesome flyer means being the most accident prone, then maybe you are the fastest and most awesome” I said as I kept on smiling away.

Twilight gave me ‘What the hell are you doing’ look, which I ignored.

“Accident prone!? You’re calling me accident prone!?” she said narrowing her eyes.

“Well since I just got a face full of dirt due to your ‘flying skills’, then yes I am” I said.

I swear I thought this Pegasus was about to kick my face in, but she just kept staring at me with her eyes narrowed while I just kept grinning. After a while, a small grin started growing on her face as well.

“You’re good”

At that I just busted out laughing and soon Rainbow Dash followed. Meanwhile Twilight just started at us with the funniest ‘WTF’ face ever.

“What in Equestria is going on?” Twilight finally asked.

Rainbow Dash just kept on laughing while I walked over to Twilight.

“You see, I've encountered peop- er, ponies like Rainbow here, in fact I've had friends like her. Some ponies like to talk about themselves like their king or queen of the world or something, so I came up with a way for them to prove it” I said.

“How?” Twilight asked.

“Well, first off the boaster will start talking about why they are the best and how they are better than everyone, so what I do is, I question their abilities, saying things like, ‘Really?’, or ‘I don’t believe you’. That will cause them to start defending themselves, and then I say the two words, ‘Prove it’. If they hesitate or refuse to do so, then I know that their lying” I explained.

Twilight just stared at me with this look that made me want to bust out laughing again.

“That’s…….really smart” she said.

“Why thank you, but Rainbow here caught on before I could get her to show me anything” I said.

Rainbow Dash finally stopped laughing and flew over to me and Twilight.

“I have to admit, that was a pretty good trick” she said.

“Thanks, but I still haven’t seen your flying skills yet, so mind showing me what you got” I said.

Rainbow once again got in my face, but instead of trying to stare me down like before, she just had this smug little grin.

“You want a show, you got one. Just one thing though” she said.

“What?”

She then got close to me ear and whispered.

“Don’t Blink”

Just like that, Rainbow Dash flew into the air leaving behind a rainbow trail behind her. She then started performing multiple loop de loops, twists and turns, I had to say it was pretty impressive. What I think impressed me the most was when she flew through a series of clouds while performing a 720 corkscrew. Soon Rainbow Dash flew down to the ground in front of me and with that smug grin still on her face.

“How was that?” she asked.

“I have to admit, that was pretty awesome” I said.

“Told ya! You know what, you’re alright. Maybe we can hang out sometime, then I can show you what a real Pegasus can do” she said with a confident grin.

"Bad thoughts, bad thoughts"

She extended her hoof toward me and I bumped it with mine.

“Sure thing, just as long as I’m not forced to have another dirt nap” I joked.

“Well I’m gonna split, see ya around Tyler” Rainbow Dash said before flying off into the sky.

I looked over to Twilight.

“Have I ever said that you have some strange friends?” I joked.

Twilight put a hoof over mouth and giggled. Then unexpectedly, a grin started to grow, a devilish grin.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Evil Twilight”

“Y’know, I thought I saw something between you and Rainbow Dash there” Twilight said.

My eyes widened a little and I felt my face starting to warm up. I shook it off and a similar devilish grin started growing on my face.

“Oh Twilight, you have no idea what you’re doing”

“Really, cause I thought I saw something in those eyes of yours as me RD were talking. You mind explaining that” I said.

Instantly the tables were turned, and Twilight was the one blushing.

“W-What are you t-talking about?” Twilight said turning away from me.

I let out a small chuckle and got a little closer to Twilight.

“You know what, I think that might have been jealousy” I said.

Twilight immediately jumped back a little at my statement.

“Jealousy!?” she said.

I let out another chuckle before wrapping one of my arms around her neck, causing Twilight to tense up a little.

“Aw Twilight, I didn’t know you liked me that way” I said.

Twilight quickly pushed me away and by the look on her face, she was starting to get a little pissed.

“Stop it! I just met you today!” Twilight said as her face started getting even redder.

At this point, Twilight's face was as red as the apple I ate over at Sweet Apple Acres, which told me now would be a good time to stop.

“Okay, okay I’m done, but…

Twilight turned to face me and I looked straight into her eyes.

“Let this be a lesson Twilight Sparkle, Don’t mess with me” I said.

Twilight’s blush started to fade and she regained her composure.

“Okay then….let’s go meet Fluttershy” she said.

“Fluttershy? Is that the last on your list of friends?” I asked.

“Yes, afterwards we can go back to my home and we’ll talk about what you’re going to do, since you have no home as of now” she said.

“Sounds good” I said.

As we started walking, I thought about what Twilight just said. I don’t have a home, or anything for that matter. I always knew living on my own would be hard, but now it just got harder. Not only am I new to this town, but new to this world, my original plan was to get a job in technology or something, but since I don’t see any power lines, I guess this world doesn’t have any tech yet.

Twilight lead me to down another road that lead to a decent looking cottage. One thing I noticed was the cottage was surrounded by creatures such as birds and squirrels. My first thought was that on the way here, I stumbled into a portal and appeared in a Disney movie, but seeing how Twilight was still beside me, I knew I was still in Ponyland, or wherever this place is.

Me and Twilight were about to enter the cottage, but Twilight stopped me before we reach the door.

“What’s up?” I said.

“Before we go in, I must warn you about Fluttershy, she can be a bit-

“Shy” I said.

Twilight had this puzzled look on her face.

“Yes, how did you know?” she asked.

“…….Did she really just ask me how did I know that FlutterSHY was shy”

“Doesn’t matter, let’s just go” I said

Twilight looked like she wanted to keep on the subject, but she shrugged it off and we proceeded to the door. Twilight knocked on the door and said.

“Fluttershy, are you there?”

“Oh yes Twilight, please come in….I mean if you want to that is” a quiet voice said.

“Okay then, I hope its okay but I brought a friend with me and I thought it would be nice for you two to meet” Twilight said.

Fluttershy was silent but did respond in an even quieter voice than the first one.

“Okay then”

Twilight opened the door and I welcomed by a nice scent. Maybe it was the fact that I was in a cottage for the first time in my life, but it felt so nice in the cottage. One thing I noticed was the entire room was surrounded by little animals. I even made a challenge in my head that if I thought of a small animal, it would be here, guess what, they were. Soon a yellow Pegasus flew in the room from what I guess was a kitchen.

She had a long pink mane and tail and had light blue eyes. Her mark was three little butterflies. At the sight of me, her shy instincts must have kicked in because she had a face full of nervousness and she crouched a little, which made me feel kind of bad.

“Is she scared of me? I mean I was shy when I was a freshman in High School, but I was never afraid of anybody, just afraid to talk”

“Fluttershy, this is Tyler, he just moved here” Twilight said.

“It’s nice to meet you Fluttershy” I said.

“H-Hello” she said as she crouched down a little more and hid behind her mane.

The room fell silent. The only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of the animals around us.

“C’mon Tyler think, if you want her to open up, you need to show her that you’re not a threat, but what can I do…..wait….THE ANIMALS!!!”

“So Fluttershy, are all these animals yours?” I asked.

Her ears seemed to pick up and she looked up at me.

“Oh no, I just take care of them” she said.

“Really? You must be really good at that, these animals seem really happy” I said.

Fluttershy stood up a little and a small smile started growing on her face.

“T-Thank you, I do my best to make sure that all animals are happy and healthy” she said.

“So I’m guessing that’s what your mark represents, right?” I asked.

Fluttershy slowly rose and was now back to normal height.

“Y-yes, I got my Cutie Mark after I learned that I was able to communicate with animals” she said.

“Note to self, the mark on their ass are called Cutie Mark”

“I-if it’s okay, what does your Cutie Mark mean?” she asked.

My body tensed a little at her question, I didn’t even know what my mark was. I turned my head to my flank and finally caught sight of my Cutie Mark, two lightning bolts.

“Awesome! But what am I supposed to tell say?”

“Tyler? Are you alright?” Twilight asked.

“Uh, yeah, I’m fine, it’s just that-

“You can’t remember?” Twilight said.

I sighed and slowly nodded.

“You can’t remember what your Cutie Mark means?” Fluttershy asked in a worried tone.

“I guess not” I said.

Sympathy grew on Fluttershy’s face and she took a step toward me.

“I-I’m sorry I asked” she said.

“It’s okay, you didn't know” I said.

I saw that she was smiling, causing me smile as well. I slowly extended my hoof toward her.

“Like I said before, it’s nice to meet you” I said.

This time without any hesitation, Fluttershy took my hoof and shook it.

“Why don’t you sit down on the couch there and I’ll pour us some tea” Fluttershy said.

“Okay then, I am pretty thirsty” I said.

“Would you like some too Twilight?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yes please” she said.

“Okay then, I’ll be right back” she said.

Fluttershy then flew back into the kitchen and I sat down on the couch with Twilight to my left.

“She seems nice” I said.

“I know, once you get past the shyness, she’s one of the kindest ponies you could ever meet” she said.

“Seeing how she’s making us tea, and that she takes care of all these animals, I believe it” I said.

Soon Fluttershy arrived with the tea and the three of us began talking. After a while, me and Twilight began walking toward her house, which she told me was also a Library.

“So, how did you like my friends?” Twilight asked.

“They’re nice, today was defiantly a strange day, but all in all, this entire day was nice” I said.

“Well that’s good to hear”

“Although there is still one thing that boggles my mind”

“What?”

“What was I doing near that forest? How did I get there?” I said.

“Oh that’s right, I forgot about your Amnesia” Twilight said.

I let out a small chuckle which Twilight seemed to take notice of.

“What’s funny?” she said.

“You forgot about Amnesia, get it..like....forget” I said still chuckling a little.

Twilight just glared at me and I stopped.

“Okay, I'll admit, that sounded pretty dumb, but it’s not a big deal” I said.

“Not a big deal!? You lost a piece of your memory!” Twilight said getting in my face.

I gently pushed her back a little before responding.

“A ‘small’ piece of my memory, I still remember a lot about my past. I remember my name, my old friends, my family, it’s not like my mind is completely blank” I said.

Twilight seemed to calm down a little, but still had a serious look on her face.

“Okay, then let me ask you a few questions about your past, just to get an idea of how much you remember” she said.

On the outside, I nodded and remained calm. On the inside, I was freaking out. I can’t just say I’m actually a different species from another planet in a ponies body, there was two negative result that could come from that. Either she would think I’m

crazy and sent me to an insane asylum, or she believes me and freaks out telling everypony I’m some alien.

“I guess I’ll have to just wing it or something”

“First, what are your parent’s names?” she asked.

“Okay let’s see, most of the ponies I met were Unicorn, Pegasus, or just a regular pony, and their name portends to what they are. Dad always reminded me of an Earth Pony and mom reminds me of a Unicorn”

“Well my dad was an Earth Pony and his name was……Strong Boulder” I said.

“STRONG BOULDER!? WHAT THE HELL KIND OF NAME IS THAT!?”

“and your mother?” Twilight said.

“…………I can’t believe she believed that”

“My mom was a Unicorn and her name was……Star Charmer” I said.

“Now that seemed more believable”

“Good, next question, Do you remember your hometown?” she asked.

“Crap, I guess I could say I forgot a few things”

“That I can’t remember, but I don’t think that would really matter. Since I just arrived here in Ponyville, I don’t really plan on leaving anytime soon” I said.

Twilight thought about it and agreed to let that one slide.

“Okay then, final question, How much do you remember about Equestria?” she asked.

“Equestria? What’s that? Maybe that’s what this world is called”

“You don’t remember anything, do you?” Twilight asked in a slightly annoyed tone.

I sighed and nodded. Twilight just facepalmed, or would it be facehooved.

“Not to worry, I have a bunch of books on Equestria’s history” she said.

“Thanks Twilight” I said.

“You’re welcome, now come on, there’s one more friend I want you to meet” she said.

“I thought I met all your friends” I said.

“You did, but that was my ‘pony’ friends” Twilight said.

“Huh?” I said.

“You’ll see once we get to the library” she said.

I shrugged and followed Twilight as she led me through the town, but as we progressed through Ponyville, I couldn't shake the feeling we were being watched.