It was a pleasant day, the kind of day when anypony who could spare the time would like nothing more than to recline in the shade of a tree and enjoy the warmth of the day and the warm breeze. One certain earth pony was doing just this when the king of chaos decided to have a little fun.
A slight breeze ruffled his light brown mane as he stretched his neck out to feel the sunshine on his face. It felt so very pleasant, so peaceful... and then a shadow fell over him.
“Such a kind, gentle giant. Wouldn’t it be fun if you weren’t so gentle?” a claw poked the dark orange earth pony’s head and suddenly his eyes spun, turning different colours as his coat faded. And then the greatest rage he’d ever felt overcame him and he ran into the nearby town of Pleasantville, destroying buildings and terrorising the residents.
Ralph couldn’t remember what had happened. One moment he’d been relaxing and enjoying the sunny day, and the next he was waking up amidst the rubble of a destroyed building. He sat up, rubbing his forehead with a hoof and dislodging some dirt and dust. He coughed. Who had done this?
“Ralph, what have you done?” That was his little brother, Felix. The small pegasus was picking his way over the rubble, wincing as he dislodged a small pile of crumbled cement.
“I did this?” the earth pony replied, looking around in confusion. Sure enough, ponies around them were looking at him with disdain and some mares were comforting their foals while looking at him with terror clear to see in their wide eyes.
“Yes,” the mayor confirmed. Ralph looked towards the buck who was standing on the other side of the rubble, decidedly not getting his hooves dirty in the literal sense.
“I didn’t mean to,” Ralph protested. “I swear I don’t even remember what happened! I was just sleeping under a tree and then...”
But even Felix was shaking his head sadly.
“I’m sorry brother, but you wrecked the whole town. There’s no other huge earth ponies around,” he confirmed, reaching a comforting hoof up to rest on Ralph’s shoulder.
“But how?” Ralph wondered, confusion all that he could feel.
“Beats me,” Felix shrugged apologetically. “But you know the penalty for destroying public property.”
“Banishment?” Ralph guessed, his spirits lower than they’d ever been. And he’d been so happy...
As he was led away to the Everfree forest, Ralph had never felt quite so unhappy.