//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Prisoner of War // Story: Take to the Skies // by DamnToasty //------------------------------// Take to the Skies Chapter 5: Prisoner of War Written and Edited by RobertBel98 ‘Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit!’ Was the only thought going through my mind as I traversed through the massive span of apple trees. Having been discovered by the natural inhabitants to avoid possible capture I had fled from the scene. Although not too far behind me I heard the definite sound of stomping hooves, no doubt belonging to the ‘ponies’ I had made my previous encounter with. Continuing to feud I proceeded barreling past the extensive fauna when I heard the conversation between the ponies behind me. _____ The group of startled mares sped through the orchard in pursuit of the elusive alien from prior. The group had been headed by Rainbow Dash, her wings giving a massive boost in speed and agility. The rainbow maned Pegasus was suddenly interrupted by a familiar pink mare appearing out of nowhere from behind a random rock cover. “HEY DASHIE!” “AH, Pinkie Pie what the hay you almost crashed right into me.” “Oh sorry I just thought you would like some help getting the big bad monster!” “NO, I don’t need any help!” “Are you sure Dashie I even brought my Party Cannon!” The mare proceeded to pull the trademark weapon out of thin air getting the pilot’s attention. _____ ‘Wait! Party Cannon OH WHAT THE F-’ The pilot’s thought was interrupted by a large ball of streamers and other assorted party items impacting in the man’s shoulder blade sending him tumbling to the ground. Writhing In agony the pilot reluctantly gets up. ‘ARGH, the fuck is with the cannon WHERE DID THAT EVEN COME FROM!’ He inwardly yells in his anger while off in the distance he hears the ponies continuing to converse. “Nice shot Pinkie Pie, now come on let’s capture it before it gets up!” Rainbow Dash yells as she continues her pursuit. ‘Crap, NEED. TO. GET. UP!’ Rodger clumsily gets to his feet before continuing his sprint through the forest. ‘God dammit that thing is closing the gap, there is no way I can outrun them now.’ Rodger thought as he passed through the clearing. Rodger was still for a moment in the open field before turning his attention to the barn up ahead. He noticed that the gates were open. ‘Alright I can’t outrun them, but maybe I can hold my own.’ Rodger thought as he looked down to his pistol. ‘This will be my Alamo if it need be.’ The pilot broke out into a full on charge for the barn house. He was nearly halfway there when a glint caught his eye. He looked back only to be greeted by a burst of energy whizzing past his skull only missing by mere centimeters. Still looking back he was met by a most unsettling sight. All the ponies had emerged from the forest now. Rainbow continued to fly after the human closely followed by Pinkie, when he turned the face Twilight he saw that her horn was glowing an identical luminescence to the bolt that nearly hit him. ‘Oh shit that unicorn is lethal!’ Rodger continued to ascend to the barn. He dove passed the gates once he reached the entrance before frantically composing himself. Rushing to the doors Rodger swiftly closed them. Just before he fully sealed the barn the pilot caught a glimpse of a very determined Pegasus speeding towards him. Before she was able to catch up Rodger grasped the wooden bar of to the left and yanked it down, locking the gate. Almost an instant later an audible thump echoed through the barn. Dust fell from the ceiling as the doors shook from the impact. ‘Ohhh that’s gotta hurt.’ _____ “Dashie are you okay!” Pinkie asks with concern as she and Twilight both catch up with the bullheaded mare. “Yea Rainbow that looks like hurt a lot.” “I’m fine!” The mare responds angrily. “Alright Rainbow, but I am going to check on you later. I really don’t want you hiding an injury from us.” “I said I’m fine Twilight!” They both were taken back from her outburst before another pony joined the group quickly flanked by a second. The pony was none other than Applejack and her brother Big Mac, both wearing a look of concern on their face. “Is everypony OK, ah was over in the western fields with Big Mac when ah heard a whole bunch of commotion comin’ from where y’all were headed.” “Eeyup.” “Applejack you won’t believe this.” Twilight responded. “Rainbow was right; we found this enormous machine outside the orchard. It was unlike anything I had ever seen.” “Yer kiddn’, well ah’ll be. You think those Flim Flam brothers are up ta no good again.” “Applejack I don’t think so, because that’s not all we found.” Before she continued Pinkie bounced up from behind them and began to speak. “Yea we found this huge really tall monster thing and we all chased through the orchard and then I shot it with my party cannon but it got back up and ran in the barn and locked the doors then Dashie crashed into the wall and then you got here.” The pink mare blurted out in one barely comprehensible sentence. “Uh, so wait. Yer tellin’ me there in some kind a monster dat locked itself up in this here barn, and that dang contraption Rainbow was ramblin’ on about belongs ta it.” “It would appear so. I tried to hit it with a stun spell, however I missed and it fled into the barn.” “Well monster or not its tesspassin’ an I won’t have it messin’ with mah orchard let alone my friends. Big Mac let’s get that varmint out here so we can set things straight.” “Eeyup.” The red stallion began to head the gate prepping for a charge. “Yea Big Mac, show that alien whose boss!” Rainbow declared. “Rainbow! Now everypony we don’t want to start a fight. It has done nothing to hurt anypony. Let’s just talk to it before we just go barging down doors.” Big Mac nodded as he retreated from the door. “Well alright sugarcube, but if there’s any funny business I’m gonna buck that thing into next week.” Twilight responded to Applejack with a solemn nod before continuing to the door. _____ ‘God how was I so stupid. Now I’m fucking trapped as a rat. The only ways out of this barn are the door which right now is my only defense against the pony squad, and the window in the rafters. However the drop from the window would surly cause at least superficial injury, and I wouldn’t get far, GOD DAMMIT!’ “Uh… hello. Mister…I would like to talk with you. We’re sorry about earlier we just didn’t know if you were trying to hurt our friend. Can you please come out so we can talk?” Rodger was taken by surprise by the sudden recognition. ‘This had to be a trap, trying to lure me out so they can sock me. No… no maybe I’m just being paranoid. Although there is still that chance, but I mean what are my options stay here and wait for them to get pissed enough to barge through the doors.’ Rodger looked down to his gun.‘I could always go out guns a blazing. No that’s fucking retarded. No you’re retarded. Fuck you brain shut up. Alright I can’t believe I’m doing this but… you know what fuck it lets got play diplomat with a bunch of fucking Technicolor ponies.’ Rodger slowly made his way to the gate grasping the block of wood in way of the door. He took a deep breath before raising the lock out of place.‘Here we go.’ He thought as he pushed open the barn doors exiting out to see the crowd before him. Rodger had gained mixed expressions. Rainbow wore one of distrust while Twilight seemed pleased. Pinkie… well was being Pinkie and Applejack and Big Mac wore expressions of shock and surprise. “Wow, yer mighty tall.” Applejack said as if in some form of trance. “Eeyup.” Big Mac responded with his eyes relatively wide, while he otherwise kept a calm presence. “Well… just don’t try any funny business cause I got my eye on you.” Rainbow said while performing a gesture with her hoof where she pointed to her face and then to me. “Ooh now that we know you’re friendly we can throw you a welcome party and invite everypony and there’ll be cake and OH I need to go start baking and send the invites so see yah.” The pink mare began to dash away only to be held back by a magical violet aura. “Pinkie we can’t tell anypony about it yet, we know nothing about this creature and we haven’t even informed the princess!” ‘Whoa princess, so that means that there is some form of monarch government in place. I pray to god that there friendly otherwise I’m boned.’ “Oh alright party pooper, but I will throw a welcome party right.” Pinkie said while pouting before instantly reverting back to her cheery demeanor. “Yes Pinkie if it wants to, I suppose.” “Yay, oh you’re going to have so much fun everypony loved my parties and-” The pink mare had jumped up to my eye level blurting out an incomprehensible sentence before having a hoof shoved in her mouth to cease the bombardment. I tried to maintain my best poker face, but god that thing is funny as hell! “Sorry, Pinkie can be well… overwhelming at times.” I gave a stiff nod in response. “So uh Twilight, might I ask what we’re gonna do ‘bout this here problem?” Twilight furrowed her brow in thought before turning to face me. “Well, it’s not like we can keep him here. He needs a place to stay until we can figure out how to get him back to wherever he came from. I guess we need to somehow get him to the library. I know we can handle the situation better there.” Twilight declared. “Twilight that’s crazy, if anypony saw that thing it would definitely cause a panic.” “Well, I guess we’ll need to sneak him in somehow.” “How’d you suppose we do that, I mean look at ‘im he’s ‘bout as big as the princess.” Applejack retorted. “I guess you’re right. I could try an invisibility spell on him.” Twilight offered. “And risk it getting away, not happening.” I really was not liking be talked about like an animal. “Well, it is almost night out, I guess we could wait until everypony is asleep and then sneak around the outskirts of the town until we reach the library.” “Ah think dat might work.” “Yea, but what if he tries something. Can we really trust this thing.” Rainbow says while pointing a hoof toward me. "I'm sure we can trust it. I mean, it really hasn't done any real harm. It even came out of its own free will. I am sure it will cooperate. Right?" I eagerly nod not wanting the ponies thinking of any other unique ways to restrain me. Twilight puts on a smile while Rainbow pouts. That is until the orange mare speaks up. "Rainbow, if it'll help any, I know an honest face when I see one. I don't think this here fella is lying." Rainbow continues to pout before sighing and replying to Applejack. "Fine, I guess you guys are right." _____ Night came fairly quickly. Led by Applejack I was dragged into the town in the dead of night. The architecture of the small residential village seemed reminiscent of an old time Victorian town. However the color scheme looked like something out of a children’s cartoon. Even at night it almost hurt to look at. Once we reached the library after our stealthy escapade I couldn’t believe my eyes. The ‘library’ was literally a fucking tree. No not a tree house, I mean a building carved into a living tree! Yea, fuck you laws of science you’re not welcome here! The purple unicorn gestured for us to be quiet as we entered the dark lobby. All around me were hollowed out shelves filled to the rim with books. When everyone was inside Twilight began to speak. “Alright everypony, just be quiet Spike is probably sleeping upstairs and I don’t want to wake him.” They all gave a short nod of approval. ‘Spike huh, sounds like some sort of pet name. Maybe a dog or something, I guess I’ll find out.’ “Alright, now. ” Twilight pointed towards me gaining my attention. “Follow me, I’ll show where you’ll be staying for the time being.” Twilight proceeded to guide me to a door embedded in what looked like an inner trunk of the tree. She opened it revealing a dark room. After flipping on a light the space came in full view. Scattered all around the place were tons of rudimentary lab equipment that looked like something out of a 30’s horror film. She motioned me downstairs as I descended into the basement. When I got to floor level she began to ascend back up the stairs before speaking. “Okay, now I will bring you some blankets and a pillow in a moment however they might be a bit small for somepony of your size. Although for now I’m sorry but I’ll need to lock you in here for the time being. This is still a public library, and I don't want anypony wandering down here and finding you.” She said with a worried expression probably expecting me to retaliate, however I only gave a solemn nod and sat down in the corner. Wearing a sheepish smile Twilight exited the room and closed the door, an audible click was heard a moment later. ‘So here I am living in the basement of a library that is property of a talking...purple...unicorn. God it makes me want to burst out laughing just thinking about it. However if this is really happening, I can only hope it will be over soon.’ This was my last thought before drifting off into a heavy dreamless sleep.