//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Friends? // Story: Person In PonyLand // by Z-A-C //------------------------------// It's been about 12 hours since I left Luna, I found a cave to live in but it unfortunately was occupied. The poor bear was just trying to protect its cubs but I realized that too late, they ran off and couldn't find them. I hoped that they would atleast make it through the rest of the day on their own and got to work on clearing out the cave of anything I didn't want in there and making (or atleast trying to make) some furniture. I found a hollowed out log that was just long and wide enough for me, I found some grass and I made it my bed (although not very comfortable it would work). I had also found some wider sticks and some vines and I some how managed to make a door. "Now all I need to do was dig out a fire pit and I'll be set." I said to myself "Though maybe living by myself in a cave wont do much for my sanity, atleast I wont be stared at and judged by ponies." A few minutes went by and progress had been good with the furnishings. I've made a chair out of an old tree stump and a table out of more sticks and vines, I had also dug in a fire pit to cook food with (never had bear meat before *hint hint*). After dinner (which sucked) I crawled into my bed and thought of how I could make hinges for so it could actually open and close and then fell asleep. I was in pitch black darkness but unlike the other times I was standing. "You know young Ezekiel you should go back to Ponyville, I'm sure they miss you." I heard from beside me I turned and looked to find none other than Grim Jr. "Actually I'm sure they're looking for you right now, you better go and find them" "What do you care you only want to make me go insane" I yelled. "you don't actually care about them do you?!" "No and no.......no I don't want to make you go insane I'm trapped here un-willfully it's not my choice. And no I don't care about them I care about nothing, i just want to leave." "Twilight.....that's why you want me to go back, right?" "Yes she might know a way to get me back." "I see you are very selfish." "No. You forget that I am a part of something. I do not have my own will" "I see, well I'll look into it." "...... I still think you should go back." "Maybe." "wake up something's coming." "What?" "I think it's your friend from before. you know the manticore." I woke up panicking and i heard something banging on the door. Having no idea what to do I said "Hello?" the banging stopped for a minute by now I had my rifle pointed at the door just in case anything came in. The banging continued, my rifle still pointed at the door. "Whose there?!" I heard a loud growl in response I went up to the door and looked through one of the cracks, it was indeed the manticore. Now plastered to the wall I tried to think but no good strategies came to mind, stress was starting to set in. I was feeling another fit of insanity come on when suddenly. "Oh lookie you found a door...cover thingie good job!" Pinkie said from the other side of the door "Whats a door doing here?" now it was Twilight. "I have no idea, its a bear cave they don't normally have them." Fluttershy now I hid inside of my bed and made no noises, I heard them open the door and I curled up as much as I could. "Well we better go search inside just in case 'es hidin'." Said an unfamiliar voice "Why would he be hiding?" "Well from what y'alls been telling me he tried sneak off in the middle of the night while you were making 'im a midnight snack, right?" I heard as they all walked in. "Well yes but i figured he just went out for a walk "In the EverFree Forest?" "I...I don't know." "Right.......hmm......say Fluttershy ya never did tell what he is" I felt a sneeze and whispered quietly to myself. "Oh no not now plea...ah.....ah......ACHOO!!" I quickly acted like I was asleep. "where did that come from?" "Ah think it came from this 'ere hollowed out log" Fluttershy looked inside and saw my feet "I think hes asleep let's wait outside" "Fluttershy we've been lookin' in this forest for days and now that we found 'im and 'es asleep you want to go wait outside till he wakes up?" "Well.....yes....I think it would be polite." "Aw but I still owe him a party." "Good idea, pinkie you got a noise maker?" "Yep always do in case of an emergency hehe." "Wait Applejack there might be a better way to wake him, go ahead Fluttershy." "Thanks twilight." she walked up to where my head was. "Wake up sleepy head its time to get up now." "Ugh go away little yellow pony, I don't want to hurt any one, let me sleep." "Welp that didn't work." the pony I didn't know walked up next to fluttershy. "Hey you buddy wake up!!" "ARGH!!" I punched through the side of the log and reached for the mane of the country sounding pony. "Come.....here!!" "Whoa there nelly! ya didn't tell me he wasn't one of your normal animals" "Oh dear, this is why i wanted to wait outside until he woke up." "Ya shoulda told me sooner!" I slid my hand back in and grabbed my pistol and stuck it out "I'm going to tell you and only once more leave me be!" I said pulling the hammer back. "What in the hay is that thing?" she asked fluttershy "O...oh no girls we should leave that thing is very dangerous." I fired a shot at towards the back of the cave. "O.....ok buddy we're leaving, settle down. We'll see ya when yer down nappin'." I slid my pistol back in put in the holster but instead of acting like I went to back to sleep, I crawled out and went after the orange pony that I assumed was the country one. "What in tarnation are you?!." "Your worst nightmare!" i yelled "Heh oh no you ain't!" she said as she kicked me "ugh....ow.....dammit thats one way to settle someone down ugh..shit." "That's whatcha get fer messin' with Ponyville number 1 applebucker." she said as she glared down at me. "Uh maybe i kicked you to hard she said now looking concerned "ya......think." I said holding my ribs slipping from conciseness "Uh you ok? yer looking kinda pale." i shook my head and passed out --------------- I woke up in a hospital. Fluttershy was curled up next to me and the others (except for Twilight) were asleep on their chairs, looked down at my ribs and there was a nasty bruise. Twilight noticed that I was awake and walked up to the bed "you shouldn't leave again, Fluttershy was so worried when you didn't come back she ran to my house crying!" I looked at the yellow pony and hugged her lightly but she woke up anyway. "I'm sorry I ran off and worried you but....you shouldn't have gone looking for me." "Oh but I had to its just so dangerous in the everfree forest, I don't what I would done if you got hurt." Fluttershy said "My savoir once my savoir always." I laughed "I'm beginning to think you actually care for me." "Of course she cares about you! Why do you think she ran and got all of us if she didn't care!" Twilight yelled as quietly as she could. But Applejack? woke up anyway "Howdy, yer awake are ya? Look ah'm awful sorry about kicking ya so hard but you shouldn't have come after me like that." "Apology accepted and I agree I'm at fault, I'm Ezekiel and you are...Applejack, right?" "I sure as sugar am, wish we could have met under better circumstances." "Same here." I looked at Twilight "Hey Twilight why don't i have any bandages on?" "Well the doctors here haven't seen anything like you or your anatomy, they think you have a broken rib but their not sure" "Cant you just use a healing spell or something?" "Of course! why didn't I think of that, wait how do you know about my magic?" "Luna told me that was your element, I was in the middle of making the old castle ruin my new home when she came in....we talked for a little bit and then I left and moved into that cave. No I didn't try to attack her" Twilight looked relieved " I'm not that stupid." Fluttershy nuzzled me which i thought was kind of weird "My element is kindness" she said with smile. "Haha I could tell." I said as I looked at Fluttershy. "Honesty is mine." said applejack "Any others? I thought it was just Fluttershy and Twilight." "Three others, Rainbow Dash is loyalty, Rarity is generosity and Pinkie Pie is laughter." Pinkie suddenly popped out of nowhere. "Hehehe yep to bad its not party's, that would be so cool!" "I see and where are the other two?" "Rainbow Dash is part of the weather patrol shes doing her job right now." Fluttershy answered. "Rarity runs a dress shop shes pretty busy right now to, she also fixed your jacket for you, you should thank her next time your able." "I'll try to remember that." I said nodding. "Hey twilight wanna try that spell now, ugh.....this sucks!" "Oh! Right sorry." --------------- Twilight's healing spell was successful and I was released from the hospital. Applejack, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie went to their jobs and left me to roam the town as much as I wanted. I decided to say thanks to Rarity if she wasn't to busy, no one else knew where Rainbow Dash was. It was a few minutes until I realized that I had no idea where Rarity's shop was. I tried to ask a couple of ponies but they just ran away. I sighed "this is doing well for reputation, well I keep trying I guess" A couple more minutes and i finally got some where. "Excuse but um wheres the...." I sighed "Wheres the clothing store?" "y....y...you mean th....the dr....dress....sh...shop?" Said the pony with a dark blue mane with a pink stripe in it. "um....yeah heh the dress...shop." "I...its over th....there." she pointed to her right. "Thank you kind miss your the only pony that stopped and helped me this fine day." she looked at me weird. "Your......welcome?" and we parted ways I finally reached the dress shop it is called the "Carousel Boutique" I knocked on the door. "Oh do come in darling, I'll be with you in a minute." "Oh great they have these fancy types here to" I thought to myself. I went in and that place was huge, well bigger then the other places around here. I heard hoof...steps? coming down some stairs. "Welcome to the Carousel Boutique I'm Rarity how can I help yoAAAHHH!!" she screamed and started throwing things at me "What are you and why are you in my shop?!?!" "Is that anyway to treat a potential costumer!!" I yelled. "I already don't have high opinions of Ponyville and you are supposed to be the most sophisticated of everyone in this town!!" Apparently she didn't hear me until after some jewels hit my face, which set me off. "ALRIGHT FINE I DIDN'T WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FIXING MY DAMN JACKET ANYWAY, IN FACT TAKE THE DAMN THING!!" I threw it at her, it hit her in her face and she whimpered but at that point I didn't care. I stormed out kicking the door opened and slamming shut, scaring all the ponies around the boutique. I picked a direction and stomped off. I stopped in what looked to be a park and sat down on the bench. A little filly came up to me and started talking to me. "Excuse me mister what are you" she asked with curious smile. "I'm a monster apparently, see RAWR!!" I waved my arms comically to show her I wasn't serious. "You don't seem like a monster mister, you seem like a very nice whatever you are." she said was a naive smile. "Thanks sweetie." I said chuckling and went to pat her head when her mother snatched her up and put her behind here. "I'm very sorry sir, I hope she hasn't caused any trouble." "No no shes fi....." they left before i could finish. "I've had about enough of this shit, I got the same thing back at home....sheesh."