I'm not sure how to describe the situation I found myself in on that day... strange would certainly seem simple enough, but there was a whole lot more to it.
The fact alone that there was another human standing in my shop was already shocking, that she was traveling with the mane six concerning... but the way she kept staring at me was just weird. I couldn't even begin to comprehend why of all places they had come to Shoretrot.
Thankfully, the silent staring came to an end as the first customer of the day arrived; old granny Twobuck. Lovely old mare, she was... always came once a week to get supplies and do some idle chat. She plays cards with her friends every Tuesday... and she's as blind as a bat.
"Good morning, Woodchuck." She greeted me as she entered my store.
"Good morning, Mrs. Twobuck," I replied from behind my counter, for the moment trying to ignore the girl standing in my shop. "How's your hip today?"
"A bit creaky, but fine nonetheless..." she chuckled before nearly bumping into Silver Blossom. "Oh, almost didn't see you there..." She squinted her eyes and looked up at her. "Woodchuck, dear. Have you been eating well? I think you've gotten smaller."
Silver Blossom blushed and quickly stammered. "I'm Silver Blossom..."
The old mare raised an eyebrow and quickly reached into her bags to pull out a set of glasses. "Oh, my word..." she gasped as she observed Silver Blossom's face. "Another bearotaur? Such a young and pretty one too!" She turned to me with a small smile. "I didn't know you had a daughter."
I couldn't help but let out a sigh as Silver Blossom's eyes became big. "She's not my daughter..."
"She's not?" granny Twobuck frowned. "Isn't she a bit young for you? Or are female bearotaurs smaller by nature?"
A groan escaped me. "It's nothing like that, I assure you. She's from out-of-town and merely traveling through."
"Oh?" she let out a disappointed sigh, "such a shame. You could use some company, you know." She turned to Silver Blossom. "I always say to the girls; Such a charming fellow, that Woodchuk. But the poor thing has nopony to keep him company or help him in the store."
"He's all alone?" Silver Blossom carefully asked while I was only moments away from beating my head onto the counter to escape this hell.
"Always working, never mingling with anypony." Granny Twobuck shook her head. "But it's nice to see that there are more of his kind... Are you going to stay here for long?"
"I'm not sure..." Silver Blossom replied.
"Well, if you do I am sure that Woodchuck will be more than glad to show you around," she chuckled before giving me a look. "He could probably use some help in the store too..."
"I manage fine, thank you very much," I replied with a sour voice. "What can I do for you today, Mrs. Twobuck?"
"Oh, yes... yes. Look at me idling the time away." She returned her attention to the shelves behind me. "I need letter paper... do you have ink as well?"
"I do," I replied, already gathering her things. "Anything else?"
"Some Berryleaf tea..." She rubbed her chin in thought. "And some melon drops. My grandson is coming for a visit tomorrow and he simply loves them."
"Flyfeather?" I asked as I took out a paper bag. "How is he doing?"
"He's such a sweet little colt... always writes me letters and sends me drawings."
"Good to hear," I replied and started to place her sales inside the bag... only to notice that Silver Blossom was staring at my moving hands. I briefly wondered if she had never seen anyone else with hands before.
"Did you hear that there was a commotion in the police station earlier?" granny Twobuck's question interrupted my thoughts.
"There was?" I replied with unease as I closed the bag and went to the register.
"I only heard from my neighbor..." her voice became conspiring. "But apparently, Copper Cobbler arrested three mares!"
"Oh, dear," I grimaced slightly. "What did they do?"
"I heard that they were arrested for assaulting police officers. Can you imagine?"
"Simply unimaginable." I tried to act calm and concentrated on working the register. "That will be eleven bits, please."
"Are they going to be in trouble?" Silver Blossom asked with obvious concern in her voice.
"There's no reason to be scared, dear. I'm sure Copper Cobbler is treating them fair. There you go." She handed me the bits. "Though I can hardly imagine he'll simply let them go if they really assaulted an officer." I handed her the bag. "Now you be nice to Silver Blossom, you hear me? Maybe you can convince her to stay a bit longer." My face sagged at the thought. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Silver Blossom. I'll leave you two to one another now, I'm sure that you two have a lot to talk about."
The smirk she was wearing on her face as she left my store... what kind of person did she take me for? I leaned heavily onto the counter. "Great. Now the whole town will know within a couple of hours."
"Am I a bearotaur?"
I picked my head up again and stared at Silver Blossom with disbelief. "What?!"
She averted my eyes and looked at the floor instead as she continued to mumble. "Am I... am I a bearotaur? I mean... if you're a bearotaur then..."
"I am not a bearotaur," I interrupted her with a groan, "and neither are you."
She raised her gaze and gave me a wondering look. "Then what am I?"
I rubbed my temples with a sigh, "Can I ask you something else first?" She gave a careful nod. "What were you two doing behind my store?"
"I don't like it when the ponies stare at me..." she mumbled and started to play with the edge of her coat. "Twilight always says not to mind them, but I..." she started to trail off.
"You don't like it when they stare," I finished and she gave a short nod. "Do they stare a lot?" Again, Silver Blossom only nodded. "So you take the backstreets... How long have you been here?"
"We arrived with the train this morning."
"No. I mean how long have you been here in Equestria?"
Silver Blossom seemed unsure of my question, "For over ten years... I think. I was still too small when I first came here so I don't remember that well..."
"God almighty... you must have been barely a few years old." Landing here had already been a shock to me... but to a little child? I couldn't even begin to imagine.
"How long have you been here?" She gave me a curious look.
"Only for about three years." I replied with a sigh.
She looked down at her open hands. "Three years..." she whispered before looking up at me again. "Ever since I can remember... I mean, I always... I..." Her brow furrowed a little as she struggled to find words and for a moment she looked unsure of herself. "What am I?"
"You're a human."
"Human?" She mouthed the word carefully. "And you're a human too?"
I gave a short and tired nod, "I am."
She looked back at her hands. "I'm a human..." it was nothing more than a whisper and when she looked up again, there was a tear in one of her eyes. "I'm a human!" Her sudden outburst made me raise an eyebrow as she gave me a big smile and happily bounced up and down. "Aunt Celestia will be so happy when she hears I'm not the only one!"
That name alone was enough to make me stagger. "Aunt Celestia? As in, Princess Celestia?"
Silver Blossom gave a happy nod and wiped the tear away. "She wanted to meet us here later. I'm sure she'll want to meet you too. We have so many questions and..." She saw my terrified expression. "Is something wrong?"
"Princess Celestia is coming here..." I slowly repeated to myself and felt the blood drain from my face.
Silver Blossom tilted her head in confusion. "Is that bad? You don't have to be scared of her, she's really nice and... what are you doing?"
Without even realizing it, I had gotten out from behind my counter and walked over to the door. Princess Celestia was coming here... I reached down and picked up the sign I usually wrote my specials on, using one of my arms to wipe it clean before taking a piece of chalk to it.
Princess Celestia was coming here... the words continued to repeat themselves inside my head.
So lost in my writing was I, that I didn't even notice Silver Blossom carefully walk up behind me... nor did I see her surprised face when she saw what I had written onto the sign.
The chalk left the board and I looked over my work. It wasn't much of a countermeasure, but it gave me enough comfort to keep me from screaming. I placed the sign back in its original position, the board now reading 'No alicorns allowed' in bold letters.
I got up again and went back behind the counter, humming my little tune as I once again settled into the safety of my refuge.
At the front door, Silver Blossom was still eying the sign with a completely dumbfounded expression.
MOAR!!!!!
Hahaha
Is discrimination legal in Equestria? Because Celestia, Luna or even Cadence can sue him for that.
Hopefully now the hibernations will stop. Also silly human! I am not sure even such discrimination will be allowed by the princess that affects the princess.
Or it might just work......
Why is everything you write so awesome? I especially like the character dynamics you've got going between Woodchuck and Silver. Those two are perfect together (not romantically.....she is a bit young for him....).
I need More! Give me MORE!
Why this chapters is so small? Aunt Celestia? So, our girl is royalty.
Carry on, good sir.
You're doing pretty damn good, writing something this good
"What am I?"
"You're the top of the food chain."
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I want to write something big and meaningful, but honestly I think it's easier to just sum up my thoughts with four simple words.
Me like, more please.
Bwahahahaha
I am dyeing
3406250 I'm pretty sure that as the immortal leaders of the country, they could do much more.
I was a bit disappointed that this chapter wasn't longer, but if I could give you another like then I would.
3406302What are you dying? And what colour is the dye?
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*me when I saw the chapter name
*thought it was a reference for Twilicorn
*Teh Lols
*Read Chapter
*Lols have been doubled
3406264 Look forward to the chapters soo much and then this comes out, I don't even care that it's not longer, it's hilarious how he deals with this shit
You sir have managed to strike gold with this fanfic, my hat is off to you.
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Well, here everything is predictable. Сelestiya and M6 break into the house our hero, that tells everything that they want to know. Then Сelestiya decides that her niece must live with partner of her own kind. As result shotgun wedding for our hero.
Please update again such a shot chapter funny but short cant handle the waiting!
I love the sheer amounts of NOPE this guy comes out with.
Like, he is the sheer *PERSONIFICATION* of NOPE.
Okay, three interesting chapters down. I guess I'll fave to keep an eye on this.
3406369 Your mom is predictable. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!
But seriously, why don't you wait to read the rest of the story before you pass judgement and make yourself look like an asshat.
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ooh... did i broke your interest in the story?
3406421 blackjackinc.com/ProductImages/jpm/stickers/jpm_sticker_steponflowers_b.jpg Don't make me do it.
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I dare thou!
3406427 i1.ytimg.com/vi/7nmIXVBDb64/maxresdefault.jpg pwned
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Aah its good i dont like flowers.
Oh god... you sir, are a moron. A young girl has just found out what she is and found out she is not the only one.
STOP BEING A MUPPET AND GIVE HER A HUG ALREADY!!!
3406350 NAY, THAT IS FOR WHEN PRINCESS LUNA ARRIVES!!!
Also, what nobody's considered.
Celestia's her AUNT.
Which means......
Who's mommy?
So...short...need...more...
This guy is pretty emotionally dead. Silver Blossom's entire perception of self is radically altered and he has nothing to say, no words of comfort or encouragement...no sense of wanting to connect with this other human, even on just a friendly level.
I hope that changes. It will be a pretty sour story if it doesn't.
3406454 Some 'bearotaur' probably. I've called people 'aunt' even when it's not technically true. It's a title that can be bestowed on any maternal presence important to one's life, but doesn't have the same emotional baggage as 'mom.'
3406369 Yeah, no. That's not going to happen. Beside being painfully boring and cutting the story a whole lot shorter than it could be, it's way too obvious for the author to go down that path.
3406485 Either that, or...
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Also, I don't think he's emotionally dead.
He's just the 7th element.
The element of NOPE.
Oh my god. I can't wait for him to finally have to admit to the princess's that he just wants a nice quiet life.
3406514 I find this concept amusing.
But still dude, throw the girl a bone.
3406522 Agreed. (And he's totally going to. If you get my meaning. )
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Also, if Silver Blossom was taken in by Twilight as her "mother" when she was young, it makes sense she'd think of Celestia as an "aunt."
3406454 Twilight probably raised her like Spike, so Twilight's technically the mother.
3406522 that girl can go suck an egg. HiE needs more NOPE from guys like him. I support his assholery to the fullest.
3406544 Exactly.
3406600 K lol.
3406452 why does he need to give her a hug? Why can;t she understand that he wants to be left alone and leave him in peace? That jerk
Took a while to get out, but awesome nonetheless! Cant wait for the next chapter! Though i would like them to be longer, i guess this length will have to suffice
3406609 How would you feel when you just found out what you were after ten years, and that you weren't the only one? And her friends/carers have been arrested for assaulting a police pony.
I'd be an emotional wreck. Give it time, she's going to have some form of breakdown soon.
Ergo, needs a hug.
knowing the storyline so far i'm guessing trollestia is canon and she'll just flip over the sign and start whistling innocently while walking into the store, claiming innocence
This just brightened my day.
No alicorns allowed........geee, what a brilliant and well thought out plan, i am quite certain that nopony will ever pay any mind to a sign like that, way to being incognito there fella.
3406627 Well first of all I can't really have sympathy for the Twi, RD and AJ getting arrested because they kind of started it.
Secondly, lets reverse the point of view shall we?
How would YOU feel if you thought you were the only one of your kind, with no one to lend a hoof, no one to help you out and no one to turn to? Instead of being accepted into the hooves of royalty and cared for to the highest degree, you are forced to work odd jobs until you can afford your own food, clothes and shelter. You are, to a degree, alone and that's all you want. Then imagine that all being uprooted when a group of ponies and a young girl break into your house and force the problems you wanted to avoid right into your lap? All the time he wasted trying to avoid it and now he is forced to face it. imagine knowing that you had others of your kind with you and all of your HUMAN friends and family members were ripped away from you and THAN forced to deal with being the only one of your kind?
I think they are on equal levels of emotional distress.
Aunt Celestia?
3406666 Okay... I think the end result here is... it'll be a hug for the benefit of their mutual emotinal states, nothing more.
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