//------------------------------// // CH. 3 Leporiphobia: fear of bunnies // Story: Lost in Equestria without a map. // by M11-Megas //------------------------------// Lost in Equestria Without a map. By: M11-Megas Ch. 3 Leporiphobia: Fear of the Bunnies We sat their for little while, drinking our coffees, but I think her's was a hot chocolate as there where marshmallows swimming in it. My coffee was great it seemed perfect as if I made it myself. After I got my head cleared, I realized that I was talking to a pegasus over coffee, definitely not how I thought today was going to go. I decided to break the silence, "So you are a pegasus horse with the ability to talk and make a great cup of coffee." As soon as I said that I realized that she might take that as an insult, instead of an awkward way of eliminating an awkward silence that it was. "Well... I'm a pony not a horse... but the rest is true." she giggled in a quite but happy tone, there was a slight blush to her face, which she tried to cover up with her hair. Oh she is a pony, now everything makes scene. I sipped my coffee, and tried to think of something else to say. I'm normally answering questions not asking them. Yet again an introvert makes a conversion difficult. "um... sorry for the interruption... but um... so if could tell my what you know... I could fill in the blanks." Fluttershy stated with a slightly more determined voice, but still quietly. Maybe she is not such an introvert after all."Alright..." I started, putting my hand on my chin, and collecting my thoughts. "Well I was in a dessert, then I must have blacked out because I woke up in a forest, saw a taking zebra, then I ran from a beast thing, fell down a gorge into a river, and now I’m here." The story seemed so dumb and confusing when I said it. The smile left Fluttershy's face mid-story. "Well, I don't know how you got here, the nearest dessert is a day and a half away by train, but I don't think that's the one your talking about." she brushed some of her hair out of her face. There was something with her eyes but I couldn't remember what. "The forest that you’re taking about is the Everfree forest, home to many weird animals and my friend Zecora who must be the zebra. The river must lead to the one outside my house were I found you floating." She looked down at her lap with a sad expression. "The hospital has a pre-approved list of species that it will take and I know you weren't on it and the vet doesn't let me take carnivorous animals that they don't have records on since the last time I did that." She shuttered at the last part. But collected herself quickly and continued. "With nowhere else to go, I took you in and tried to fix you up." The smile returned to her as she looked into my eyes. Then I realized that this pony had saved my life. The moment was short lived as an unknown flying object hit my head on a sore spot. "Owwwwhoho" I cried falling down on the couch. "Angle! I told you not to go near Megas!" Fluttershy said in a stern and louder voice, it still seemed like she was below a normal talking voice but it was the loudest I heard her yet. To may horror I saw a white rabbit sitting on the floor shrugging. Terrified I gathered all my positions and bolted out the door into the other room in a flash. To find even more rabbits sitting about staring at me. I panicked and jumped out the nearest window, it was only now that I knew that I was on the second floor. Was being the correct word as by the time that I noticed the mistake the ground was fast approaching. The ground hurt, it hurt like hell. At least I’m away from those rabbits. there are a number of things to jump out of a second story window for and 'because there is rabbits in the current room' is at the top of my list of reasons. Rabbit are my only irrational fear, not to say that nothing else scares me it just that everything else has a reason that it scares me, rabbits though there is no reason that they scare me so bad. Resting against the wall after making sure there were no more rabbits near me. Two things popped into my head, first being that my vision was fading in and out, probably dew to the combo of my freak out and missing blood. Secondly there was something Fluttershy said what did she say that was so important? When I realized it I gasped. That's when Fluttershy came around the building to me caring my unfinished coffee in her teeth. "lair lou lare!" she had managed to say around the cup. She gave it to me, which I gulped down the contents in a second. "Sorry about that." she said apologetically. How many times has she said 'sorry' for nothing today? "Angle can get a little cranky sometimes. I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt you." she stopped for a moment and examined the wall. " How did you get here so quick?" "I took the express elevator,” pointing up at the open window. "Oh my!" "Fluttershy?" "Yes." "How did you know my name?" The question took her by surprise. "um... well I uh... it is on your saddle-bag there see" pointing a hoof to my backpack. True it had 'property of Megas' stitched into the strap. I had no reason to doubt her and it didn't seem important. So I let it go. "Alright, I should probably get going." "You’re not going to stay then?" She asked with whimper in her voice. "I'll stay around this town" pointing to some buildings in the distance, "until I can figure out what happened to me." I looked it her eye witch were full of tears. "We'll meet again, I promise." "Okay." she said with a little smile and tear filled eyes "Is there anything I can do to return your hospitality?" "Just don't leave without saying goodbye, okay?" I nodded "you will want to go to my friend Twilight Sparkle she might know more about what happened." she said with a clear voice and head raised high. "Alright, thanks." Before too long I was on my way to Ponyvile as Fluttershy called it to meet this Twilight Sparkle.That name sounds familiar. Where did I... oh yeah, the bee person this ought to be interesting.