//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Guybrush Threepwood Explores Ponyville // Story: Tales of a Mighty Pirate // by FoxVillain321 //------------------------------// “AAAAUGH!!” Guybrush shouted as he was dumped out onto the train station floor. “OOOO next time we have to move ponies barrels can I ride it!? Huh?! Can I?! Can I?!” Pinkie asked as she happily bounced. “Maybe later.” Twilight responded as she picked Guybrush up. He looked around, the train being there. “Oh no! I’m not getting on that train again!” He refused. Rainbow Dash began pushing him towards it. “Yes…you…are…” She grunted. Soon, the others began pushing with Rainbow, them soon all pushing as he braced himself against the door to the train car. “I don’t wanna go in it again!” Guybrush whined. “Oh, don’ be such a foal.” Applejack grunted. They soon were able to squeeze him in, him continuing to protest and whine. “Twilight? Don’t you know a spell to shut him up?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Oh, that wasn’t very nice Rainbow…he’s just scared of the train…” Fluttershy quietly commented. Guybrush began trying to climb out one of the windows. “Rainbow, get ma rope.” Applejack told Rainbow. “Can do.” Rainbow responded as she got Applejack's rope. They then tied him up and sat him in a seat. “Treason is it!? I knew it! You working with the company that makes porcelain aren’t you!?” Guybrush shouted. The Mane six looked at him, confused. “What?” They said in unison. “…it’s a long story…I’ll explain later…” he stated. The train soon began to move, Guybrush squeaking at the sudden movement of the train. “I…hate…trains…” He grumbled. He sighed as he watched the landscape passed by. It seemed like before, except with the dark foreboding clouds starting to creep their way across the plains. They soon passed them, soon in the bright sunlight. “Thank goodness. At least everything hasn’t been corrupted by those drab dark clouds.” Rarity sighed in relief. Guybrush took inventory while he was tied up. He had five bottles of root beer, his cutlass, his spyglass, the Sealing Locket, a coat Rarity designed, a matchbox with matches, and a bottle of sneezing powder. He tried his best to wriggle out of the ropes, the ropes feeling very tight. He tried to reach in for his cutlass, but the bindings were too tight. “If I could…just…reach…my cutlass.” He grumbled, struggling more. He swayed around, soon falling on the floor. “Ow…” he moaned. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Here we are Guylush! Ponyville!” Twilight proudly stated. They heard a loud snore in response. They all walked over to him. Guybrush had fallen asleep on the floor. “Guybrush?” Applejack stated, poking him. “AUGH!” He shouted, snapping awake. “Not the monkeys!!” They all stared at him. “Oh. Hey. We’re there?” He asked sheepishly. “Eyup.” Applejack responded, untying him. As soon as he was untied, he immediately ran out to the open air, starting to kiss the ground. “Oh, land! How I’ve missed you!” He shouted as he continued to kiss the ground. He looked up, a small crowd of ponies staring at him. “…Um…Hi…” He said, standing up. Twilight walked out of the train. “Ponies of Ponyville! This is Guybreesh Threedgood…” She started. “Guybrush Threepwood…” He corrected her. “…And he’s is here to help stop the evil monster that’s attacking Equestria! Please if you could, be as helpful as you can to him…” They all continued to listen to Twilight talk as Guybrush mind began to wander. He began to think about when this was all over about how he would get back home, him starting to do calculations in his head, suggestions, theories…suddenly, it came to him. Of course! How could he be so silly…He had, in fact, NO clue how he was going to get home. Guybrush groaned to himself. “Well, Gerbrush.” Twilight said. “Guybrush.” He corrected her. “Right. Anyway, it would probably be wise to familiarize yourself around Ponyville.” She said as she pulled out a map and gave it to him. “Here, use this. Now I’m going back to Golden Oak Library to research on LeChuck…maybe I can find something to help us.” “Neat, I can use this as a guide to travel around this town. Now let’s see…where to…” He said to himself. The map had all of Ponyville mapped out, with most of the important places highlighted. He decided to go to Sweet Apple Acres first. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guybrush soon stood at a red, barn-like house. Looking up at the windmill, it had an apple at the top. He looked around, seeing apple trees all around the farm. “You know, just a guess here, but I think they really like apples.” He said to himself. He wandered around, before seeing a red stallion with orange hair, green eyes and a green apple on his flank. “Uh, hello?” He greeted him. “Eeyup?” The stallion replied. “I’m Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate™.” He stated. “Big Macintosh.” The stallion responded. “So you work on this farm?” Guybrush asked. “Eyup.” He responded. “You keeping busy?” Guybrush further inquired. “Eyup.” He responded again. “…is that all you say?” Guybrush asked. “Enope.” Big Macintosh responded. “Well…I’ll see you later.” Guybrush bid farewell “Eyup.” He responded in farewell. Guybrush looked at a barrel. “It’s a barrel of apples.” Guybrush said to himself. He reached in, before hearing a grunt from Big Macintosh. “Sorry…” Guybrush said as he retracted his hand. He wandered around a bit more, before deciding to move on. He looked at the map, deciding to go to the center of town. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The town center was crowded with ponies, all working and buying things from the market. He looked around, seeing a large light purple checkered building. He noted the top of the building looked like a carousel “Carousel? Hmm…” He said to himself. He walked in. Inside looked like a seamstress workshop, the walls covered in purple checkered décor, jewels adorning many of the overhanging structures. Cloth was everywhere, mannequins with fine pony clothing were on display. A small stage with a set of three mirrors was in the middle of the shop. “This must be where Rarity works…” He surmised. He wandered around, looking around, before a scrap of gold cloth caught his eye. “Neat! A piece of gold cloth.” He said as he picked it up. “I’m sure she won’t mind if I tak-borrow this for a while.” He looked around, not finding much else noteworthy. He left the shop. As he looked around outside, he noted a building that looked more like gingerbread house. There was a giant cupcake on top of the building. “HIYA GUYBRUSH!” Pinkie Pie shouted from the entrance of the building. “AUGH! Oh, hi Pinkie.” He said as he smiled. He thought for a moment. “What is this place, Pinkie Pie?” He asked. “This is Sugarcube Corner!” She responded happily. “I work here! I make the cupcakes and pastries here!” “Nice…say you got any more of those sweets?” He asked her. “Yes! Oh…wait….nope! Sorry Guybrush. I forgot the Cakes are out on holiday for rare ingredients, and until then, I can’t make a thing!” She replied. “Oh…are you sure?” He further inquired. “…Well…There’s always those apple pudding pastries I make for Gummy when he’s cranky. It helps him calm down.” She said to him. “Great! I’ll take one.” He stated. “Unfortunately, I’m missing some ingredients for it. And it’s gonna take a few days for the Cakes to come home.” She said as she started looking sad. “…Well, I could find the ingredients…” He offered to help. “YOU WOULD?!” She jumped and shouted, immediately going inside and coming out with a list, giving it to him. “So I’m missing a jar of honey, an apple, and a cup of milk. If you bring me them, I’ll make a batch and give you one, kay thanks bye!” She then ran back inside. Guybrush stood there, unsure of what just happened. “…Huh…” He put the list in his pocket. He opened up the map again and decided to go to the Library. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Hello? Anyone home?” He said as he walked into the library. He looked at all the books on the walls. Hundreds of titles he had never heard sat on the shelves. A desk sat in the center of the library, with a horse head wood carving on it. “Helloooo?” He called out. “I’m coming, I’m coming…” A young male voice called out from upstairs. He watched from the stairs as a small purple lizard (Or at least what Guybrush thought was a lizard.) walked down the stairs. He had a purple scaled mohawk that went all the way down to his tail, it green slit eyes. “…you’re not a pony.” The lizard said, wide eyed. “Neither are you.” He replied with the same reaction. “Are you a…lizard?” “I’m a dragon…well baby dragon…” The baby dragon commented. “Oh that’s nice…D-d-d-d-d-dragon?!” Guybrush stuttered. “Oh hello Gillbush.” Twilight greeted as she walked down the stairs. “Guybrush.” He corrected her. “Right. Oh, I see you met Spike.” She said as she walked around levitating a book. “You have a dragon for a pet?” He raised an eyebrow. “I’m not a pet!” Spike grumped. “He didn’t mean it Spike…he’s my assistant.” Twilight stated to him. “Oh, sorry.” He commented. “So, you learn anything about Lil’Chuck?” “…Not so much.” She sighed. “I’ve looked in all my books, and there’s not a thing about fighting a voodoo pony pirate.” “Oh rats…” He said, snapping his finger. “….Anyway, how is Ponyville treating you?” She asked, changing the subject. “Pretty good. I am going to go near the Everfree forest next.” He responded. “Oh good! I’m glad you are having a good time.” She said as she smiled. “So…I guess I’ll go look around for a bit more.” Guybrush said. He looked around before heading out to a house near the Everfree Forest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As he walked over the small bridge, he could see a large cottage with bird houses. He could also see many animals around the cottage. He looked around, the Everfree forest very close to them, it giving off an eerie presence. “Oh! Hi Guybrush.” Fluttershy quietly greeted him from the cottage. “Hi there Fluttershy. Say, what’s with all the bird houses?” He asked. “Oh…we’ll I like animals, and I was sitting outside, and realized that when it rained, the bird’s had no shelter. Those poor, poor birds.” She said. “So you built a bunch of bird houses for them.” He surmised. “Mhm. Now, they won’t get wet when it rains.” She said, smiling. “You must really like animals.” He guessed. “Oh, yes. I love animals. There all so cute in their own way.” She replied. He thought for a minute. “So, how are the animals?” he asked. “Great…Well, they’ll be better when the bee’s get their new hive.” She responded. “The bee’s need a new hive?” He further inquired. “Oh yes. The bee’s hive is starting to get cramped, so I planned to get them a bee box so they can have a lot of space. It should have arrived today…” She explained, seeming concerned. “You think they forgot your order?” He asked. “Oh no, they couldn’t miss that big of a package. I’m just worried for the bees and the other animals. The bees are getting cranky, and I don’t want the other animals to get stung.” She further explained. “Hmm…Well, I’ll keep an eye out for it.” He said to her. “Thank you Guybrush.” She replied, smiling. “Say…Where’s Rainbow Dash? I haven’t seen her since we got back.” He asked. “Oh, she’s probably hanging up in the clouds.” She replied. “Maybe at her home. It IS getting late.” “Oh, okay. Well, I guess I’ll be off.” He said as he waved goodbye. “Goodbye Guybrush.” She bid him farewell. It was starting to get dark. “Maybe I should find a place to sleep.” He said to himself. “Guyshush!” Twilight called as she ran up to him. “Guybrush.” He corrected. “Right. Listen! I found something out!” She exclaimed excitedly. “Something about Lil’Chuck?” He guessed. “…Well no, I didn’t. However, I did find something else that will help us track down the Elements of Harmony’s essences!” She proclaimed. “Great! What is it!?” He asked excitedly. “I’ll tell you when we get back home. Why don’t you stay with us? We can set up a cot in the Library for you.” She stated. “Sound’s great!” He replied. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “So what did you find out?” Guybrush asked as Spike began unfolding the cot for him. “Well, while I was doing research on LeChuck, I found something in one of the books.” She said as she pulled the book out. It appeared to be very old, the binding barely sticking to the pages, some of the pages looking very brittle. She carefully turned to a page with a weird drawing. It had a swirled, cone handle, a wood base, a gem at the top of the base, which connected a tuning fork. “What’s that?” Guybrush asked. “This is supposedly a tracker for the Elements of Harmony. If we can make it, we could find the elements in no time!” Twilight said happily. “Great, how do we make it?” Guybrush asked. “Well, that’s a little….uhm…complicated. We’d need a horn of a two horned unicorn, a foot-long mahogany pole, a ruby cut in a trilliant style, and a tuning fork. “That sounds like a quest fit for a Mighty Pirate™.” He said to her. “That or a silly filler quest…” he commented to himself. She began to walk upstairs. “Goodnight Guybruse. Equestria is counting on you.” She said as she walked to her room. “Guybrush.” He corrected. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Guybrush woke up the next morning, waking up to the sound of someone jabbering off like a storm. “Mff…No…I don’t wanna go to school mom…the bullies pick on me…” He slurred, half awake. He shook his head and yawned. Rolling his neck, he walked outside. “What’s going on out…” “Want get somewhere quick? Too tired to pull your own cart? The purchase one of STAN’S MOTORIZED CARTS!!” “Wait…What?”