//------------------------------// // Twilight's Curiosity (edited) // Story: Home is where True Peace and Love Is // by MetalBrony823 //------------------------------// Luke was enjoying more fresh air outside as he was still walking beside Twilight with Spike on her. "So Twilight, how long have you been the princess of Friendship?" "Oh my goodness, I can't even remember the correct year that happened to me." Twilight admitted. "But i'm still working out the flying a little bit." Luke laughed softly. "That's good to hear." Then he noticed one of his shoes were not as tight as the other one. "Oh crap." He muttered. "Not again, why must this happen to me a lot of times?" "What's wrong?" Spike asked "Ah. One of my shoes needs to be tied again. Can we... stop for a second please?" "Of course, take your time." The human really hated to keep the two waiting like this, but they were perfectly understanding on why they were stopping. "If only I had shoes like Z-strap." Twilight and Spike were a little confused. Of course they never heard of the shoe companies like Sketcher's or Nike. "Z strap? What's that?" The purple Alicorn asked "It's a... it's a type of shoe that works faster than these stupid shoe laces. Shoe laces are the bane of my existence. You just strap them on your foot so you won't have to take a long time to tie them with laces. But, I think I am too old for them now. If only there were shoes my size that were the same." "Oh." "Ready to go, Luke?" Spike asked "Yep, onward." "Perfect." As they were continuing walking, Twilight asked "so, what kind of books do you like to read?" "You mean chapter books?" "Hmm-mm." "Well, i am not really a big book fan. I read a couple of novels, but mostly when I was in school." "Oh. What kind of books are there that you read?" The human was trying to remember exactly, and finally he remembered the ones that he really loved. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Inheritance series, and I have seen movies of some books, but I don't think that counts." "Movies huh? What kind of movies?" "Harry Potter. It's about a kid who is a wizard and attends a school in the Wizarding world. Let's see what else..... oh, there is the Jungle Book. This one is about a boy named MowglI who was raised by a pack of wolves in a country in Asia called India, and he has friends like a sloth bear, and a black leopard." "That sounds like something I would love to read." "I wish I had some of those books but I don't. I'm sorry." "No it's okay Luke." "So I think it's your turn. What books are there in this world?" The human asked. "Oh there are so many, I can't really describe them all." "Twilight is a real bookworm." Spike teased, which made Luke chuckle. "Oh Spike. Well one that I really one in particular is the Daring Do series. Rainbow Dash also loves them. It's about a pegasus mare that goes on dangerous adventures in temples and caves for treasure and escaping booby traps and to stop her nemesis, Ahuizotl." "Hmm. Sounds familiar." "Is there someone like Daring Do in your world?" "Well yeah. I wasn't really a book series, but it reminds me of Indiana Jones. They are movies about this man played by the famous actor Harrison Ford, and he looks for treasure like Daring Do does." "That's awesome! Does he have any arch nemeses as well?" Spike asked "Yeah, but Indiana Jones is not really my forte to say the least. So I don't even know their names." "That's fine." Twilight replied. "So what is your all time favorite book of all time?" "It's a book called 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell. It is not what you think it is, I promise you." Twilight and Spike gave a little confused look at eachother. "What is it really about?" the baby dragon asked. "It's about these animals who were living under a mean, and drunken farmer then kicked them out, then they discover a tyranny among themselves: the pigs. It's a dystopian novel and an allegory." "That sounds like a good read." Twilight remarked. "Maybe to you, but I don't know about Rainbow, many people in my world don't like to talk politicians or political news and all of that. I think this place is the same thing." "Oh yes, you are not wrong, many ponies don't really talk politicians, except when it's Celestia and Luna, but still. I really like the way you think Luke." The human was touched by her compliment. "Thanks." he replied, slightly blushing. The three noticed they already made it in town. "So, now that we made it, what do you want to do?" Spike and Twilight thought of what they should do with Equestria's very first human visitor. Finally, the purple allicorn said "What do you want to do?" "Well, I am a little thirsty. Is there any place where I can get a root beer?" "Sure, at Sugarcube Corner." "Okay." All three went inside the pastry shop and the couple who ran the place were more than happy to see Luke again. "Ah good morning Luke. How are you?" Mr. Cake asked "Morning, Mr and Mrs Cake, I'm just doing fine. How about you?" "Oh you know, just being happy making cakes, ice cream, and other dessert pastries that everypony can enjoy. Isn't that right, dear?" Mrs. Cake giggled "oh, I know how you feel, darling." Then they gave eachother a small kiss on their lips. "Oh and good morning to you too, Twilight and Spike. "So what can we do for you on this very morning?" "Well, I was wondering if you had any root beer that I can drink. Twilight said you guys had some." "Oh of course we do, deary. We have the finest root beer in Ponyville. Oh, and the Hayburger too." "Good. Can I have a bottle, or a glass? However you serve it is alright with me." "Perfect, one iced root beer coming right up." Then Mr. Cake went to fetch Luke the drink he wants, and pulled out a medium-sized mug with ice in it, like the classic A&W root beer would have. It looked very delicious and fizzy. "Here you go, Luke." "Thanks." "Oh, and here is a straw." Mrs. Cake added. "Wow. Thanks." He took a sip of it and his eyes went wide, feeling gripped with the flavor. "Oh my god, this tastes awesome." Then he took a few more sips. It reminded him of Barq's root beer a little, which was one if his favorite beverages, growing up. "Do you like it?" Spike asked. "I love it!" After he was almost finished with his drink, he stopped for a moment, and asked "say, where's Pinkie?" Then speaking of the devil, she popped out of the counter like a ghost next to Mrs. cake. "Here I am!" She said in her usual happy voice. "Ah, good morning, Pinkie." The human said "Good morning, Luke. How are you?" Then she slowly leaned her smiley face close to his, pushing it slightly. Luke felt a little uncomfortable since it is kind of violating his personal space. "Uh, fine?" He replied with a nervous smile. Then he felt Pinkie getting off of his face "Great! Hi Twilight, hi Spike!" "Good morning, Pinkie." Twilight greeted politely "Hey, Pinkie." Spike added "So whatcha doing you guys?" "Me and Spike wanted a little more time to spend with Luke. I'm just a little more fascinated with the human race." "Wouldn't blame you." Said Mr. Cake. Luke then gasped "oh hell, I almost forgot." "What's wrong?" Twilight asked him "I forgot that I need to pay for this." "Not a problem, Luke. I knew this would happen, kind of, but still, I might cover it for you." Then the purple allicorn pulled out a couple of bits and placed it on the counter to pay for the root beer. "Thank you, Twilight." Said Mrs. Cake. "Don't worry, Luke. You are covered." "Oh. Good." The human felt relieved by this. Then he drank the last sip of his root beer and was happy that he had a nice refreshing beverage on this fine morning. "Well, shall we be off then?" "Yep, let's go, Twilight." "You coming, Pinkie?" Spike asked her "I would love to, but I can't. Work duty calls." "Okay. See you soon, Pinkie." "But Luke, bye guys." Then the others big their farewell to her and the Cakes then exited the shop. "So now what should we do?" Spike asked "Well, I think we can just continue you guys getting to know me better." "Good idea." "Oh and maybe we can see a pet store if there is one." "Sure, but why do you want a pet?" Twilight asked "On no no, I don't want one. You see I love animals so ,inch that I can't help but take a look at them. Besides, I already live in a house with lots of pets already. Although Fluttershy doesn't really call them pets of course." "Oh we understand." Said the baby dragon. "So sure, there is one in Ponyville. So why not?" "Awesome. So tell me, how long have you guys lived in Ponyville?" "Oh that we can't really remember either. We stopped counting after one year." Twilight chuckled sheepishly. "For as long as we can remember." Spike added "Wow. Sounded like a long time." Twilight giggled "it does." "Don't you ever get the feeling that time goes by slowly when you are in the middle of something you hate but goes fast if it's something you love to do?" "Yeah of course. Everypony feels like that. We definitely get what you are saying." "Yeah, who am I kidding? Every human in my world feels that way too." "Exactly. So have you been to those seven continents in your world before?" "No, not really. But, I might have said this before, I want to go to Africa someday." Spike and Twilight remembered "Oh yeah, you did say that yesterday." "Right. I just need some money and I need a passport, then make a plan on how long I will stay there and what hotels i need to stay at." "That sounds lie a good idea. And what is a passport?" "It's something to help you go to another country outside of your home country. And we use that because we take passenger airplanes to travel there. You see, since we humans can't fly and don't have any wings we take an airplane. And maybe a boat, but that would take longer than a plan would take you" "What does it look like?" Spike asked curiously "It's a little hard to describe, I- I'm not good at describing at some things if they are not really animals. It has to do with math I think." "Oh, that's fine. Do you hate math?" "Of course. I hate with a burning passion that it's the bane of my existence. Well, I am good at basics like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, just not the really hard stuff like calculus, algorithms, and logarithms." "Yeah, I hear you. Math is the bane of my existence also." "No it isn't." Twilight said "Oh, right. I do have some talents." Spike bragged. Luke and Twilight laughed. "Anyway, do you have any video games in Equestria?" "Yep, at the arcade not far from here." "What about games you can buy for a console at home?" "Yes of course. The electronics and music store has them for only fifty bits." "Buts huh? That's the kind of money you pay in Equestria?" "That's right. What about your world?" "It varies. My country and some others have dollars as a currency while many countries have pounds, francs, and coins." "Huh." Then they arrived at the pet store and Luke was really amazed with the interior. So many types of animals as far as the eye can see in his perception. There were dogs, cats, lizards and other reptiles, amphibians and birds. Spike and Twilight decided to take a look for themselves. After all, no one can resist the sight of cute and adorable pets, even if they look a little scary for some eyes.