The sounds of chirping birds, scurrying mice, and many other animal noises filled the room. That wasn't a surprise to a certain white pegasus. To him, it was a welcoming, and calm sound to hear. He was an animal caretaker after all.
Something about this sound was different though. Angel was used to waking up to the sound of either drowsy half-asleep animals, or exited early-bird-catches-the-worm animals. This time, he heard the sound of animal gossip, and animals trying to be quiet. They were talking about something; something...distracting. Then Angel noticed he was laying down on his couch. Sleeping on his couch he was used to, after all, sometimes he was just too tired after caring for his animals to go to his own bed. But he was still worried about the sounds he heard. What if he was hurt?
He slowly opened his eyes to see a pony writing something down in a note book with a reflector on her head that thing doctors wear. She turned around with a thermometer in her hooves, and noticed he was awake.
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The only sound that could be heard besides the sound of scurrying creatures, and animal noises, was the sound of a butter yellow pegasus with a long flowing pink mane, as she cried and galloped away from her own home at the fastest pace she could.
“Yeah! Yeah you better run! That's what you get for being in my house!”
There was an incredibly noticeable silence in the room, as Angel took a moment to catch his breath.
“Okay, she's gone now. She's gone, and there's nothing to worry about any more.”
Angel turned around to see several angry faces.
“What? She was trespassing. Since when are you okay with strangers strolling through your house? Come on someone back me up on this. Guys?”
He kept looking around for a face that wasn't filled with hatred, but that fruitless effort wasn't what got him worried.
What worried him was his inability to find a familiar face. Every animal in that room was an animal that he didn't recognize. He was in a house full of strangers, and he just kicked out their caretaker.
“Oh...So, none of you recognize me. Huh...Well that's new.”
Some of the animals in the room began to hiss and growl.
“N-n-now I know this is looking pretty bad, but I'm sure if we take the time to talk this out maybe, we can come to a nice agreement. Anyone want that?”
The lack of change in the of the animals' expressions was very unsettling.
"Um, have mercy?”