//------------------------------// // Well Rested+20%XP // Story: Cowponies // by East Coast //------------------------------// Six tugged at the borrowed suit next to big-mac and braeburn, across the room apple jack would shoot an occaisional look over to him. The Annual Apple Family barnhouse bash Was in full swing and the dreaded slow dance had started. The adults (save Granny Smith) were already dancing but the kids were a little reluctant to move an inch "Well ONE of us has to go there!" "Yeah but who? Can't be big-mac, celestia forbid he talk to a girl." "...Aeyup..." "So...What? Rock, Paper, Scissors?" "I could jus kick ya?" "No! C'mon Six...Let's be fair! How bout a coin toss?" "Ugh...Fine, fine...Heads..." Six reached into the breast pocket and took out a coin, tossing it into the air with a short jolt of magic. It Flipped once,twice,thrice, and it traveled a good distance. To the other side of the barn, it then landed in a bucket of water with a -thunk-. And that added weight on the full bucket sitting haphazardly on the rafters of the rickety old farm caused a little bit of physics to occur...The bucket tumbled from its place and would have landed and soaked an oblivious Applejack, were it not for six galloping in its way, knocking her slightly to the side. The bucket landed instead squarely on Six's head, drenching him and the borrowed suit in lukewarm water. He didn't say a word. As the laughter rose high into the rafters he didn't say a word. He just clopped out, his head high and his hooves heavy. Applejack followed him. "Six! Six! Wait Six!" "Oh. Boy. Tit's you. Whadda want A.j, can't ya see I taint rerly in the mood fer whatever joke ya was plannin to-" She embraced him, wrapping her hooves around his neck firmly and pulling him close to her. "Why did you do that? You dummy." "Ah...Ain't done nothin a real colt wouldn'ta done...Aint no fret." "I woulda been soaked. Yer soaked." "Aw really? Didn't Notice." The music echoed from within the barn and the two broke their embrace just barely, just enough to look into each others eyes awkwardly. "So...Now that it's just us...Care to dance?" "You can dance?" "i'm full of surprises cowboy. Whadda say?" Six smiled and wrapped his arms loosely at applejacks neck, letting her lead "Uhhhhmmm, errrr....A.J?" "mmm,yeah six?" "This is our secret k? Last I want is big-macs crap fer lettin his lil sis lead me ina dance..." "Hehe...Ok, yeah...Our secret." She leaned up and kissed him gently on the tip of his muzzle, as she departed from his lips they both blushed a big mac red and looked at each other deeply. "O-O-O..." "Aeyup...Our secret..." "Can I Have-" "Do you want-" They giggled and realized they were thinking the same thing as kissed once more, dancing in an odd square-circle as the music faded into the back of their minds. __________ Six Stretched out in the small cot. He thunked his head on the Top bunk but he didn't mind. His dream had been to good. In fact, not a thing could ruin his day. He slowly worked out of the bed and looked at the top bunk, Surprise was still fast asleep. Most likely she wasn't used to waking up on farm hand time. Six grabbed his hat and silently moved down stairs. The inn keeper was up and about, and so was his wife. He was portly, like a cake and she was thin like a twig. Six smiled and greeted them with an honest smile and a tip of his hat. "Mornin y'all two...Say...You two need any help?" The bat pony with a for a cutie mark smiled and shook his head and his skinny little wife mimicked him "Alright then...I'ma grab a shower, Holler if y'all need anythang." They bid him a short farewell as he trotted towards a door reading "Bathing" and stepped inside. ---------------------------------------------------------------25 minutes Later------------------------------------------------------------------------ Six walked out and grabbed his hat, hung on the rack outside the now wet stall. He magically dried his hair, and sat it atop his head as he walked out. When he did, he looked upon the main room. The inn was smaller than he thought, the machine the con artists had held in here must have been magically shortened because the room only had four, pony sized tables. Each with only room for maybe three ponies, four if one were small, more if they were all small, even more if they were all pegasi...Perhaps they could fill the whole barn comfortably with a hundred small, pegasi...Was this what it was like to be Surprise? How strange. "Howdy." It was the only thing he could think to say, seemed polite enough and the ponies he had addressed though so too, they smiled at him as he trotted back over the couple behind the large wooden beam that was supposed to be a counter. "What's fer breakfast?" "Welp, we gots yer pancakes, yer waffles, yer eggs, yer breakfast salads, yer-" "I'll take twelve pancakes, extra syrup." "Hokay mac, that's 36bits." "Yup, got it up in mah room. Could ya wait a spell?" "I'll get 'em started partner." The Chubby Earth pony walked back to a door and popped it open and the pent up smell of The breakfast foods wafted into Six's nostrils. The heavenly aroma of the pancakes particularly pushed to the forefront, the mixed batter drawing his muzzle up in a dream like way. He practically floated up the stairs to Surprises' bag. He sifted through gently and removed his money sack. 40bits left... "hmm...This'll be worth it..." He trotted back down stairs and placed the small bag on the counter just as the Earth pony returned, he took the bag and dropped it into a register with a particularly deep slot. "Ain't gonna count it?" "Nope. We the trustin type. Didn't feel like ya were too light, think there might be more than asked in there, 'ats why we gave ya few extra. Fer yer lady friend upstairs." "Heh...Thanks partner." Six waited just a few moments as the pony went back to the kitchen room, when he returned a tall,steaming stack of pancakes hovered next to him, his wife's amber magic field keeping it steady "I-I-I-I" "An ta thank ya fer geetin rid of them flim flams, ponies buyin dryness ain't good fer business ya see." "A-any time..." Six took over the levitation from the mare as she trotted back to the kitchen, her husband in tow. Six trotted up with the enormous stack of delicious pancakes floating cautiously above him. The high ceiling proved a benefit as he came close to connecting with it. He made his way up the stairs and into the room, laying the plate on the floor and floating off a few pancakes. He tore into them like a hurricane, just as Surprise began to stir awake. "Murrrrrahhhh~ Goooood morning world, how are you?" "World's fantastic Surprise. Jus plain awesome. C'mon I got us some pancakes." "Awwww, breakfast in bed...Wait...Did we...Did we do it?" Six took a pancake into his mouth as surprise floated down leisurely and looked at him blushing "Der waft?" "Cause if we did...You should know...It was amazing...I...I think...I think I love you..." Six spit out his half eaten pancake out the closed window on the opposite side of the room "WHAT?!" Surprise stopped blushing and put her hooves up to her mouth as her eyes rolled in a slow circle and a low giggle flowed from under her breath. Six face hoofed and pointed at the stack with his free hoof. "There....Pancakes, yummy...Eat..." "Oh! Don't mind if I do!" Surprise Opened her jaw and flew down the entire stack vertically, swallowing it all in a single gulp, leaving Six twitching in awe "T-t-that was...How could you..." "Pegasus magic." Six coughed and grabbed his guitar from under the bed, putting on the belt that kept it firmly locked on his side. "Alright. Erything We need in that bag o' yers?" Surprise nodded and slid on her saddlebags and looked at Six "So...Ponyville...What's the plan?" "Plan? Plan is we leave Filly, hit tha road, git to ponyville as soon as Equinely possible and Ah get a very important question answered...Then...Well...Then we can find out togetha huh?" "Awesome! I like that plan! But...Says here 'Adventure' Don't you think it should be a little more exiting than there and back again?" "Ain't nothin wrong with ther and back again." "I don't know...I mean...It's a little boring...And time consuming. I mean Three hours per movie just to drop a ring down a volcano? C'mon! Has to be a better way!" "What are ya yammin 'bout now?" "Ohhhh nothing silly. C'mon! Let's go!"