//------------------------------// // CH. 4 The panic don't start till I walk in. // Story: Lost in Equestria without a map. // by M11-Megas //------------------------------// Lost in Equestria Without a map. By: M11-Megas Ch. 4 The panic don't start till I walk in. After leaving Fluttershy's cottage I decided to take inventory on my gear. I dropped my backpack on the side of the road and plopped beside it. I was a little woozy form the short walk that really boosted my confidence. I emptied my pockets to look over the important things first. My survival knife with sheath and sharpener that I got for a going away present before leaving Anchorage, Alaska. looked in perfect condition excluding the scratch on it from the first time I sharpened it. I strapped it on to my waste with a belt from my bag. A navy blue belt just to add another color to this mix-mach outfit. I moved on to my lucky coin, it was the size of a half-dollar and made out of silver on one side it had a pink heart with a purple peace symbol in the heart. On the other side it had the word MEGAS in bold blue letters standing out, I don't know were it came from but I had it for as long as anyone knows, and I got my name from it. I placed it in the watch pocket of my shorts for safekeeping. Next was my watch, currently the watch part is nonfunctional, but it has a compass and a small dry-box on it. I got this after I missed a train in Manhattan, New York forcing me to stay in that miserable city for two more days. Worst mistake I ever made, the watch is nice though, when its working that is. My wind-proof lighter got this from some guy I help in Pennsylvania. It's has a polished chrome finish, shiny. I placed it deep in my right pocket. Then there is my lantern bought it at a swap-meat in North Carolina for an empty water bottle, a taco, and fire hundred yards of different types of string. It charges in the daytime and can stay on all night if need be. How I still had this is beyond me it was in my hand when I went for my swim, guess I didn't want to lose it. I put it on it's place on the side of my back-pack, and my sunglasses that I got the day before I got here. Blue reflective lenses, and white frames, very cool I put them on. Moving on to less important items I had my sleeping bag and thermal-blanket, although I was missing the tent not that I’ll cry over that. Leaky piece-o'-crap. Five M.R.E.'s, a change of clothes, a mess of granola bars, some books on flora, fauna, and knots, socks a lot of socks, a pair of finger-less gloves, rope, a pair of wet red canvas shoes, life saving aspirin, a bottle of hair spray, first-ad kit, an inkwell pen, and a pile of new rags. Looking through what used to be a nice suit I fond that my checkered red tie was undamaged, I tied it on to the bag to dry. I noted that my wallet was empty as it normally is. Alright time to go to ponyvile. I strapped my backpack on and set for the small town. Bear-foot, I hate wet shoes. As soon as I stepped foot in town ponies were staring at me. Before I left Fluttershy told me that Humans don't inhabit Equestria and that ponies have never seen us before. So I expected it. But I quickly found things she didn't tell me like the fact that there are unicorns here or why everpony has a different tattoo on there sides. As I walked though town I saw ponies of every size and color, all of them looking at me. Some just kept ding their daily activities but kept an eye on me, others had a look of terror on them as they cower away from me. But there wasn't an eye looking anywhere but on me. Then I stopped and thought Who is Twilight Sparkle and where can I find her or him. I face palmed. Then two ponies turned a corner on to the street I was on. The mint green one looked star struck but the cream one saw me and screamed." IT'S A MONSTER FROM THE EVERFREE FOREST, EVERYPONY RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" That started a panic in the town. Everypony was freaking out, while I causally walked through town. Apparently several of them did know I was the monster because they ran right past me. "I need somewhere quite to think. Now where is a quiet place..." "How about the library? It pretty quite there." I heard a north British voice say. I turned to see a brown pony looking over his newspaper sitting on a bench. I took a few steps toward him. "Okay, where do I find this library?" I asked slowly. He pointed a hoof down the street, "One block down, turn left, keep going until you see a big tree,” as he was talking a gray pony came up from behind me and dove behind his bench, he did even flinch, "that has a sign with a book on it, can't miss it." "Cool, thanks." "Hey, are you the monster that everpony is screaming about?" "Well, yeah." As a light blue unicorn nearly stepped on my feet tiring to get away from the monster as she put it. "Do they know it?" "I don't think they do." "Well, best of luck to you." He told me, before going back to his paper. "And to you." I said as I walking down the street. Good to see that there is sane ponies in this place. Upon turning the corner I could see the library in the not to far distance, but I also found a big unicorn wearing a gold colored armor that stopped me as I turned. "Halt! You are under arrest!" He yelled in a booming voice. "What are the charges?" I replied in a loud voice so he could hear me over the growing screams. He seemed surprised by the fact I could talk, but quickly regained his composer, “For attacking an innocent pony!" "What!? I didn't hurt anybody!" "Come peacefully, or I will use force!" "Then use the force, Luke!" I chuckled while I turned the corner and ran back down the street. I didn't get to far before an unknown individual pulled me into an alleyway. It whispered "shhh." In my ear before putting a hoof over my mouth, it tasted salty. The guard stopped at the alley and looked around. "He went that way, sir." A familiar British accent said. Prompting the guard to run farther down the street. I looked across the street to see the brown pony sitting on a bench give me a wink, before going back to his paper. I heard a sigh of relief from behind me "I think he's gone." "Mrm-mha-mmh-mah." I tried to say as the hoof had seemed to be burrowing into my mouth. "Oops. Sorry, he he." It released it hoof from my mouth. I turned to see a cyan pegasus with a rainbow main and matching tail, looking a hoof. "Ewe. Did you lick me?" "Unintentionally." It sounded like I was asking a question. She rubbed the hoof on the sleeve of my left arm. “Ouch!" "Weakling." She mocked. I rolled up my sleeve to show a bandage with a little blood on it. "Oh. Sorry." she looked somewhat amused. "Whatever." I pulled out my shirttail and wiped off the rest of her hoof. "So, who are you?" "I'm the fastest flyer in all of Equestria, Rainbow Dash, remember that it's important!" she boated with a smug look, and wings flared out. It must have been an after thought to her to ask me my name because she just said "And you?". Her head is so big I wonder how she keeps it off the ground, let alone fly with it. She did save me from the guard though so maybe she’s not too full of herself. "I am Megas, the monster that everyone is screaming about." "Yeah that's a pretty good prank you played there." Looking into the street there was a red main pony running around in circles. At that sight Rainbow Dash fell backward in laughter. I wanted to tell her it wasn't a prank but I didn't see the need to. "Why did you help me with the guard?" She stood up with a serious expression "Because he was going to take you to jail for no reason." She pointed up but kept her gaze on my eyes. "I was watching you from the sky since you entered town, you didn't do anything and it's Bonbon's fault for starting the panic. I wasn't about to let a guard push somepony around like that!" Her voice had a bit of pride and a bit of anger. "Well...gee... Thanks." "Don't mention it, and a word of advise if you don't want to get stopped again use the alley-ways, almost no pony even looks at them." "Okay, cool." "I got to go. Catch you later!" and like that she flapped her wings, took off, and was gone before I could even take a breath to say 'bye'. Maybe she is the fastest flyer in this joint. I then continued to the library by alley-way, but there was something missing it took me a moment to put my finger on it. No one is screaming anymore. I looked out of the alley to see ponies going about their activities like I never even was there. Huh, guess things get old quick around here. After some walking and stealthy maneuvering. I had made it to the library without anyone seeing me. There was a note on the door that read: Out on important business. Checkout papers are on the desk. I'll be back around seven O' clock. Be Honest. I took the note with me and looked at it closely, it was perfect italicized cursive no easy feat for somepony without hands I'm sure. There was something that scratched my memory, but I needed to sit real bad and I was getting light headed so I just put it in my pocket. "Hello anyone here." there was no response. Good I'm alone. I went up a flight of stairs to get to the main room where I found an elaborate looking clock sitting on a big desk among other things. The clock read 2:35. So that means I have around four and a half hours to get out or convince an old lady that I’m not trying to eat her or her books. I wanted to get some information on the area I was now in, but first kid's section that will give me some common knowledge. I found a book on the tattoos on the ponies, Odd thing to find in the kid's section. I found a big enough set in the main room and had just opened the page when in heard the door open and hoof steps fast approaching up the stairs. "Oh, come on. Give me a break!"