Sunny Knight: a Pony's Tale

by TheothersideofSunny968

Lending a hoof to a lady

Sunny set an alarm clock that Applejack gave him the other day to wake him up before the sun rose so he wasn't late for work. He was greatful to be living in the farm and wanted to show it through his hard work and dedication. Around 5 in the morning the alarm clock went off, Sunny then flew out of bed, rushed over to the bathroom, brushed his mane, tail, teeth and washed the sleep from his face. Though his vision was still slightly blurry from sleep, he grabbed and threw on his Stetson hat and slid down the railing of the stairs, which turned out to be a bad idea. He didn't know how to stop and ended up flying of the edge of the railing and right into the front door. As he picked himself up, he saw Applejack and Big Mac already outside saddling up.

He walked outside and met up with them. "Morning! I'm on time today!" He said with a triumphant grin as he straitened his hat. "So what's the plan for today? Bucking another orchard? Reprinting the barn? ... Finish clearing the east orchard??"

"Ah, go ahead and take the day off" Applejack said with a smile as she finished strapping one of the two apple carts onto herself, and the other to Big Mac.

As they both began to head out in their separate delivery routs, Sunny fell, face first into the dirt, fast asleep.

( http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJMizrTFiFo )

Sunny found himself wandering around town for the first time since he came to Ponyville searching for Applejack in the first place, only this time, he really was just wandering aimlessly.

"Oh hey there Sunny!" A pink mare with a Cotten candy mane appeared out of nowhere and suddenly beside the yellow stallion, nearly casing the stallion have a heart attack. "What cha up to?"

Then Sunny's heart beat returned to normal and he felt like he wasn't about to go into cardiac arrest, he took a few deep breathes and smiled at the pink party pony. "H-hi pinkie, I was just, well, walking around. Applejack told me I had the day off, so I'm kinda just wandering around. What are you up to? Anything I can help with?"

"Oh, I wish I had known!" Pinkie began to say. "I told Mr. And Mrs. Cake that I'd run an errand for them. There's a potential catering service in Canterlot, and I'm going to meet them. If I had known I would have gotten you a ticket!"

Sunny just smiled and waved a hoof. "That's ok. I think I need to get used to Ponyville first before I begin to broaden my horizons. But what is 'Canterlot'?"

"Oh right!" Pinkie said with a wavered smile as she began to poke at the yellow stallion's head. "You lost your memory. Well Twilight could tell you more about it then I could! She grew up there! And was a student of Princess Celestia herself! I bet Twi's at her castle right now.! Why don't you go and see her? Oh! Maybe she even has some cookies to share with you while she tells you oodles and oodles of awesome stories!"

"That's a great idea, Pinkie!" Sunny said as the pink mare hopped off of his back. "And best of luck in Canterlot." He told the Pinkie as he watched her bounce away, heading for the train station.

Sunny remembered where Twilight's castle was from the other night, he only hopped she got some rest and wouldn't mind seeing him again so soon. He didn't want to bug her. But he also was very curious about the world around him. It was all so new. Even with taking in most of the sights of the town and surrounding area, Sunny still made it to the castle in no time. He hesitated as he stood there at the door, but went ahead and knocked anyway. It must have been a decent time for most ponies to be awake.

After a few moments a white mare with a silky purple mane and blue eyes answered the front door. "Oh, Good morning Sunny, Can I help you?"

"Oh, ugh, is Princess Twilight awake?" Sunny asked, nervously smiling, thinking he might have come when she was still asleep.

"I'm sorry dear" the white mare began. "But Twilight left for Canrerlot early this morning."

"Oh, well..." Sunny started to trail off. "I guess I could come back later."

"Actually" the Rarity caught his attention. "Could I get your help with something?"

"Sure" to this Sunny didn't hesitate, Rarity was a good friend of Applejack's, and he wanted to show the same kindness he had been shown since he first got to town. "What can I help you with?"

The white unicorn lead him inside the castle, down a different hall and into a large room with the door on the outside marked as 'Storage'. There were boxes and boxes of various items packed high to the ceiling in the room. Each one had been marked with what they were. Some 'paintings', 'books', 'scrolls', 'busts', and a few were marked 'other' which naturally intrigued Sunny.

"You see," the unicorn with a delicate accent began to explain. "I offered my assistance to Twilight, promising to have all this organized by the end of the day. But it seems I've become terribly warn out, using so much magic and what not. Would you be a dear and help me out? Even if just for a little bit?"

"Sure, it sounds like fun" plus he wanted to see what was in the boxes. "All I really wanted to to was find out from Twilight about this 'Canterlot' place anyway."

Rarity looked dumbfounded at the stallion who began shuffling around boxes. "Pardon me, darling, but did I hear you correctly when you said you didn't know about 'Canterlot'?!"

"Oh, right, sorry. I don't think we've been properly introduced." Sunny tips his hat as he holds out a hoof. "The name's Sunny. Well, they call me Sunny. I don't really know my 'real' name. I kind of lost my memory."

Rarity smiles and shook his hoof. "Oh, so you're 'the' Sunny that Fluttershy told me about. I'm sorry I didn't bother to ask more the other night when I saw you. Thank you again for looking after Sweetie Bell and her friends." She releases his hoof and circles him a few times getting a better look at him. Sunny just followed her with his head as she did so, his body remaining in place.

"Ugh... I-it was no problem..." He replied, not knowing if he needed to. "Her, Apple Blom and Scootaloo were all really well behaved. Full of energy, but cute."

"Oh she is darling. The bestest little sister a mare could ask for." Rarity added. "Oh, pardon my wandering eyes. I was just thinking what kind of a suit you would look best in. The Grand Galloping Galla is in a few months, and as my gift to you for being new to Ponyville, I insist on making you a suit to wear."

"The grand what?" Sunny asked, his head slightly spinning.

"Oh, don't worry about that, Darling." She waves her hoof elegantly. "Right now, why don't we get to work. And while we work I can tell you aaaallll about Canterlot, the Galla, and all you'll need l know to attend it."

The yellow stallion's ears perked up as a smile broke out across his face. "That would be great, thank you!"

With his new found motivation, Sunny dove head first into the work ahead of him. As he moved and sorted boxes, Rarity organized the boxes into various piles to be taken to certain rooms, or into a pile to be thrown out. Most of the scrolls and books were meant to be taken to the library, along with a few portraits and Busts of famous ponies. But a lot of the portraits were to be hung in the halls, the rest of the busts she explained that she and Twilight would decorate the specific rooms with.

While they worked Rarity spoke of Canterlot and all its shinning glory. The beautifully structured buildings and castle, made of marble, gold and purple stone. The artwork and fashions that were presented in town. The shoppes and restaurants that she and her friends loved to visit. The treater that her and her friends put on the 'Hearths Warming Eve' pageant at, for all of Canterlot and then some, to enjoy. Then she spoke of the castle where the two co-rulers of Equestria resided.

"Right! It's... Princess, ugh, something with an S?...." Sunny paused, pulling a royal guard's helmet out of a box, then instantly began to polish the metal why his foreleg.

"It's astounding, if you don't mind me saying so" Rarity said as she carried a tall glass of iced tea over to Sunny, offering it to him. " I can't believe that you don't even know who princess Celestia or princess Luna are. They've ruled for thousands of years."

Sunny chuckled as he took the glass and enjoyed a small sip of it. "What's even worse is I don't even remember my own mother's face. That's pretty sad."

Rarity's lady like smile fades as it was quickly replaced by a less elegant frown. "I'm so sorry. My heart truly cries for you."

But Sunny just shrugged as he placed the drink down. "I'm sure I'll remember all of that, eventually. Twilight did try a spell to jog my memory... But she said something else might be blocking my memory. Something traumatic, psychological."

"How terrible!" Rarity gasped. "For something to horrible to have happened to such a sweet stallion like you."

This caused Sunny to blush slightly. The only mare he could remember calling him 'sweet' is Granny Smith, and maybe Applejack, when he wasn't around to hear it. But before he could say anything else, a box fell from atop the large pile. It must have shifted when he was moving boxes around. As it hit the ground, a crunch like noise came from it. He approached the box and examined what was hanging half out of it.

It looked like a pony's leg... But it was made of wood and metal. Hinges resided where it was supposed to bend. Sunny carefully straitened the box up and pulled out the rest of the wooden contraption.

"What in Celestia's name is it?" Rarity asked, standing safely behind the yellow stallion.

Sunny didn't answer immediately, but slowly began to pull out of the box and entire thing that's form closely resembled a pony. It's body was a dense but light wood with its limbs attached with metal hinges. It's eye sockets were empty, it had no mane or tail what so ever. It looked to be... Just a base. A giant base pony puppet, ready and waiting to be given a form.

"It's... Beautiful..." Sunny said, amazed by what he held in his hooves. "Amazing really."

"Why would Celestia send Twilight that?" Rarity asked herself more then Sunny. "It's frightening, is what it is, and that's putting it mildly."

"Ugh, hey, was this going to be thrown out?" Sunny asked with a hopeful smile suppressed.

Rarity half smiled. "I'll put it aside for you, and see if Twilight doesn't mind letting you keep it." She winced as she look another look at it. "Although it might be better to use it for fire wood... But I will ask."

Without thinking, Sunny jumped up and gave Rarity a great big hug. Sending all the blood rushing to her head, changing the white unicorn into a bright red one. "You're awesome Rarity!"

After he let her go, the white mare shook herself a bit, trying to gather herself, then cleared her throat. "W-why thank you, dear. B-but why don't we break for lunch? It's about that time, and I know this lovely little place in town that you will just die for!"

Sunny finished the rest of his tea, carefully put the giant pony puppet back into the box, then smiled at the mare. "Sounds good to me. Lead the way?"

And together, the Sunny and Rarity broke for lunch, and went together into town. But something was off. Something stirred in the storage room. It's movements were hasty, antsy, it's wings made a buzzing noise as it flew out of the room as fast as it could. On its way out, it knocked over the box the puppet was in, sending the wooden figure to the floor again. This time, it's head fell out first, and a symbol carved in the wood was revealed. The Symbol was a hammer and chisel.

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I want to know why sunny hasn't used magic yet

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