Initial D: First Equestria Stage

by SixShooterOutlaw

Chapter 9.1: No Words

The next day, everyone was nice and well-rested after the previous day's timberwolf
encounter. Apple Bloom was making some breakfast while Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo
were setting out plates. A little while later the guys walked into the kitchen and
offered some assistance to the three filles. After they had finished breakfast, Takumi
noticed something very strange about his friend.

"You've been very quiet today Itsuki" Takumi said to him "Is something wrong?".

Itsuki nodded his head slowly.

"What's wrong man?" Kenji asked.

Itsuki pointed at his mouth.

"Can't you tell us?" Iketani asked him.

Itsuki shook his head at him.

"You can't tell us?" Takumi asked.

Itsuki nodded his head.

"Yes you can or yes you can't?" Kenji asked.

Itsuki then opened his mouth to speak but no sound came out, so he used his hooves
to make gestures.

"What happened?" Sweetie Belle asked him curiously.

Itsuki pointed his hooves up in an 'I don't know' gesture.

"You lost your voice?" Scootaloo asked him from where she was sitting next to Iketani.

Itsuki nodded his head sadly.

"How?" Iketani wondered out loud.

Itsuki did the same 'I don't know' gesture from before.

"Do you feel sick?" Takumi inquired.

Itsuki shook his head.

"Can ponies just lose their voices?" Iketani asked.

"No, they can't" Apple Bloom answered, then a thought came to her head "Unless..".

"Unless what?" Takumi asked the little filly "What do you think happened?".

Apple Bloom looked at Scootaloo then at Itsuki "Did either of you see blue flowers?".

Itsuki nodded his head quickly.

"Did you walk in them?".

Itsuki nodded again.

"Uh oh".

"What 'uh oh'? What happened?" Kenji asked "And what do blue flowers have to do with
this?".

"The blue flowers are called poison joke, there a plant that can make weird things
happen to you" Apple Bloom told them "My big sister and her friends had a run-in with
it a few years back" she then continued "It did all sorts of weird stuff, but luckily
there is a cure and I have a friend who can make it!".

Itsuki perked up when he had that.

"Great!" Takumi said happily "Let's go get it!".

"Are you sure you want to?" Kenji said teasingly "I mean, look how quiet he is".

Itsuki looked ready to cry at that statement, Takumi placed a reassuring hoof on his
best friends shoulder.

"We're going to get the cure" he told him.

After awhile they were out walking in Ponyville then came to the beginning of
the Everfree Forest. Scootaloo stayed very close to Iketani like he was the only
one who could save her if the timberwolves came back again. Iketani kept a close
eye on her, making sure she was safe. He could almost feel the fear that the poor
filly had, so he made sure to walk at the same pace as her. Just to make her feel
more comfortable.

Once they were in the middle of the forest, a little hut came into view. Apple Bloom
went over and knocked on the front door, it was soon answered by a certain Zebra.

"Who has come to visit me here?" She asked "Why, it's Apple Bloom my dear!" she then looked
at the group of ponies behind her "Who are your new friends? Does one have a problem
I must mend?".

"Yes, Itsuki here got into some poison joke and he needs the cure you can make" Apple
Bloom explained pointing her hoof towards Itsuki.

"Alright now, just wait a minute or two, so I can make the special brew" Zecora told
them and disappeared into her home. A little later she returned with the ingredients
to make the cure, she then looked at Itsuki and said "Now that the poison joke has
had its laugh, you just need to take a bath".

"So, you don't drink it?" Takumi asked her.

"Nope, you just need to bathe in it for a little while" Apple Bloom told him.

"I think our visit is nearing its end, I hope to see you soon my friend" Zecora
said before entering her hut and shutting the door.

"Come on, let's get to the spa" Apple Bloom said "I'm sure we can borrow the relaxation
pool like we did when my sister's friends had to get rid of their poison joke problems"

"And I don't know about anypony else" Scootaloo added "I don't want to be in the
forest any longer than I have to be".

Everypony else agreed and quickly left the forest of Everfree.

Once they were at the spa, the owners, Aloe and Lotus, let them borrow the
relaxation pool like before, but unlike before the group encountered a slight problem.

Itsuki refused to go in.

"Come on man, just get in" Takumi urged "You want to be able to talk again right?".

Itsuki nodded.

"You have to get in for the cure to work Itsuki" Apple Bloom explained "My sister says
it actually is quite nice".

But for some reason, Itsuki still refused to go in.

"What's the matter?" Iketani asked "Do you not like how it smells?".

Itsuki shook his head.

"Do you think the water is too hot?" Scootaloo asked.

Itsuki shook his head again, then he pointed a hoof at Kenji.

"Me?" Kenji asked and Itsuki nodded "What about me?".

Itsuki used his hooves to gesture away from them, then he pointed to his mouth, then
to himself and back at Kenji.

"I think he wants you to apologize for what you said earlier" Takumi said to Kenji
"When you suggested we leave him this way".

"That hurt your feelings, that much?" Kenji asked.

Itsuki nodded in reply.

"I'm really sorry Itsuki" Kenji told him "I shouldn't have said that".

Itsuki then smiled and nodded as if to say 'Apology accepted'.

"Now well you go in?" Takumi asked.

Itsuki stuck a hoof in the water then pulled it back out, Iketani getting tired of
this whole charade, used his magic to grab Itsuki and drop him into the water. A moment
later, a soaking wet Itsuki poked his head above the water.

"Hey man!" Itsuki shouted at Iketani "That wasn't fair!".

"At least you can talk again right?" Iketani asked him.

"Yeah, hey wait, I can talk again!" Itsuki said happily "I don't ever want to feel
that way again".

"Alright then" Apple Bloom said "Now how about we get on outta here? We still have a
whole day ahead of us!".

Everypony agreed, and once Itsuki was all dried off, the seven of them head back into
town.

Later on, they were trying to figure out how to spend the rest of the day, ideas were
thrown out here and there but were usually quickly shot down. Then Takumi thought of
one.

"How about I take you girls on a cart ride through town?" Takumi suggested.

Apple Bloom jumped up excitedly "That's a great idea!" she beamed "Let's do that!".

"What's so special about a cart ride through Ponyville" Scootaloo asked "I mean I
could do that and, we have".

"Not like this" Apple Bloom got a huge grin on her face "Takumi, you go get a cart and
we'll need our helmets".

"Huh?" Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle said in unison.

"Trust me" Apple Bloom smiled widely at her best friends "This is gonna be awesome!".

After about fifteenth minutes, Takumi was in front of the castle, already hitched
up to the cart, Iketani and Kenji help the girls get into it.

"You ready guys?" Takumi asked while looking at them.

"Yeah" they all answered.

"Alright, get ready" Takumi told them

"You might wanna hold on to something if I were you" Apple Bloom warned.

"Why is that? It's not like he's-" Scootaloo was cut off as Takumi broke into a
fast gallop, it surprised both her and Sweetie Belle, who was currently holding on
for dear life to the back of the cart.

"WHOO-HOO!" Apple Bloom whooped, then after the initial shock had passed, Scootaloo
and Sweetie Belle joined in on the happy shouting. Takumi glanced back at them and
smiled, he was having a lot of fun too. He ran all the way from the castle to the
edge of town, but after so much running, he was starting to get tired. So he headed
back to the castle with the girls still excitedly shouting. He came to a stop right
at the stairs to the castle's front door and the fillies hopped out of the cart.

"That was awesome!" Scootaloo told him "Thanks Takumi, maybe me and you should have
a race one day".

Takumi smiled at her "Sounds like a plan".

"I don't think I've been on a cart ride that fast!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed "I think
he may be faster than Scootaloo!".

"HEY!" Scootaloo shouted.

"I told ya he was fast" Apple Bloom added then she looked at Takumi "Thanks again".

"You're welcome" Takumi replied.

It was beginning to get late so they headed inside to make dinner, after that they
were about to head off to bed, there was a knock at the door. Apple Bloom yawned
and went to answer it. She opened the door and saw a grey Pegasus mare standing
there.

"Oh hi Derpy" Apple Bloom said trying to hide a yawn "What brings you here?".

"I just wanted to let you know that we have a big thunderstorm planned for all day
tomorrow" Derpy explained "So, if you need to make any preparations, I'd do them
now" she then turned to leave "I've got to go, got more ponies to talk to" she smiled
at Apple Bloom as she left.

Apple Bloom shut the door and locked it, then headed over to where everypony else
was standing.

"What was that about?" Kenji asked through a yawn.

"Just Derpy telling us that Cloudsdale has a storm planned for all day tomorrow, but
we don't have any preparations to make here or at the farm, Applejack knew about this
before she left, she said "Everything is already prepped for this storm" Apple Bloom told
him "We'll just be inside all day tomorrow, that's all".

"Alright, I think it's time for us to all go to bed" Iketani said then he walked
towards his room "Good night, everypony".

"Good night" everyone replied and headed to their rooms for the night.

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