Pony-Me™: Outtakes

by TheMajorTechie

Story Scraps - "Start Over." (scrapped story progression)

Author's Note:

Just a little tease into what's coming in the next chapter of Pony-Me.

While the story won't be going down the path of Twilight's friends not remembering anything about Twilight whatsoever, Lisa will still be returning to Equestria.

This below is the particular scrapped portion of my idea pool used in the upcoming chapter.

** However, due to the extended absence of both Twilight and Pinkie within the simulations, the memories of their closest acquiantences and friends have essentially been wiped, restoring them to a default set of memories and personalities while their original minds have been stored away on a backup image.**

**Eventually, Lisa comes to realize that there could potentially be a way to fix all that'd happened - she'd have to somehow find and access the backup archive images, and restore the memories of her friends. **

I just feel that it would be somewhat unnatural for something like this to occur for such a reason. When you leave a game, everything's still there, even if you never return.

"Do... do ah know you?" she began, her voice filtering through the tinny earpieces of Lisa's headset, "You remind me of somepony."

"Twilight," Lisa nodded, "I am-- was Twilight."

"Don't know her. If ya came for some apples, Ah'll be happy ta sell ya some."

Lisa's expression dropped, uncertainty taking hold in its place.

"Y-you don't remember? Twilight Sparkle, your friend! She... she--"

"Ah'll have ta ask ya to leave, sugarcube," Applejack deadpanned, turning away, "If you're gonna keep standin' there, blubberin' about this Twilight lass, then Ah'd might as well get back ta work."

"But..." Lisa raised a hand, reaching for the mare. "But don't you remember?"

Applejack didn't respond as she walked further into the orchard.

"Applejack!"

No response.

Lisa set down her controller, pulling off her headset. On-screen, the simulation urged her to reposition her headset in a simple white-on-black text.

They... they don't remember Twilight? Lisa's thoughts raced, Even I don't remember my life as her anymore...

She stared at her headset, then back to the screen. Her eyes narrowed as she set her mind on a decision.

There's only one way to find out.

Determined, she placed the headset back over her eyes, once more taking control of her character.

"Wait!" she shouted, setting off into the dense orchard, "Applejack, wait up! I have something to ask you!"