After solving Zany’s puzzles, the human ended up in a town called Snowdin. She found a variety of businesses. She took a stop at a shop that’s being run by a ginger earth pony mare with a cutie mark of an apple being painted green. “Howdy!” she said, “What can I do for yah?”
The human’s stomach started to growl. “Have any food items?” she said.
“I reckon you’re not from around here. If you’ve lived here long enough, you would know that I do. I have apple cider, apple pie, apple fritters, candy apples, you name it.”
“Sounds delicious.”
“Oh, how rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself since you’re new around here. Name’s Apple Bloom.”
“Nice to meet you, Apple Bloom. So, you sell apple treats?”
“Sure do, mah family used to work at an apple farm called Sweet Apple Acres. That’s until of course the humans sealed us here in the Underground.”
“That must’ve been hard for you, huh? Being sealed down here I mean.”
“Yeah, but I’ve been getting used to it?”
The human then thought of something. “Wait a minute. Do you happen to be relayed to someone named Applejack?”
The name Applejack caught Apple Bloom’s attention. “Wait, you know my sister?”
“Oh, so she’s your sister? Why yes, I met her ghost in the Ruins.”
“You came from the Ruins?” Apple Bloom then got close to the human’s face, and whispered to her. “Does that mean you’re a human?”
“You didn’t notice? It’s not a problem, is it?”
Apple Bloom then thought about it. “Well, what your kind did to us was really bad, but perhaps not all humans are bad. Like Granny Smith always told me, you shouldn’t judge someone before you get to know them.”
“Don’t worry, I come in peace.”
“Good. And don’t worry, your secret’s safe with me.”
“So, any of your family members work around here?”
“Well, my niece, Apple Blossom, works in the inn next door with her husband, Thunder Dash. If you ever need to rest up, just go there.”
“I’ll keep that in mind, no pun intended.”
Apple Bloom chuckled at the human’s joke. “So, ya gonna buy something?”
“Of course, it’d be rude to walk in here and not buy anything. It’s a good thing I got some money from ponies who were generous enough to give some to me after sparing them.”
The human then walked out of the shop with an apple fritter and a cup of cider with no alcohol of course. “Boy, this stuff is tasty!” she said. After she finished up her fritter and cider, she walked into the inn that Apple Bloom told her about. “Well, I am pretty exhausted from Zany’s puzzles, maybe I should check in.” She then walked into the inn, and met Apple Blossom, the owner of the inn. She was a yellow-green earth pony with a blonde mane and freckles, and her cutie mark was a bunch of flowers.
“Howdy, I’m Apple Blossom,” Apple Blossom said. “Welcome to The Apple Inn. Would you like a standard room, or first class?”
“Standard will be fine.” The human yawned.
“Alrighty then!” Apple Blossom then gave the human the key to the room that she will be assigned to. “Here’s your key. If you would like to order room service, my husband, Thunder Dash, will be glad to provide it.”
“No thanks, I’m good.” The human then took her key, went to her room, and rested on the nice, comfy bed.
After her nap, the human left her room, and checked out. “Did you sleep well?” Apple Blossom asked. “Come back anytime if you need to rest up.”
“OK,” replied the human as she left. She then explored Snowdin a bit more. She found a castle that happened to have a library. “I am a bit curious about these ponies.”
The human then met the Princess of Friendship herself, Twilight Sparkle. “Hello there,” Twilight greeted. “Are you here to check out the library?”
“Yes, if you don’t mind of course.”
“Go ahead!” The Princess then guided the human to the library.
The human read a few books so she could know about these ponies. She even read about a once evil tyrant, King Sombra. He was a unicorn who ruled all of the Crystal Empire, and turned all the Crystal Ponies into slaves. But then, Princess Celestia and her sister Princess Luna put an end to his conquest by sealing him with the Empire under a ground of ice. A thousand years later, The Crystal Empire returned, and Sombra with it. However, Sombra was defeated when a baby dragon named Spike returned the Crystal Heart to it’s rightful spot. Many years later, Sombra wanted revenge, so he came up with a plan to fool everyone that he changed his ways. But, when he fell in love with Princess Luna, King Sombra went under redemption for real, and they eventually got married. And they lived happily ever after. “Aw, what a sweet story!” said the human. She even read about their biology. It said that when a pony dies, his/her body turns into dust. “Well, I definitely don’t wanna see that.”
After reading, the human left the library, and moved on. She eventually walked up to a house. There were two mailboxes, one had Zany’s name on it, and the other had Screwball’s name on it, and it was overflowing. “This must be Screwball and Zany’s house,” she said. “Looks nice, I wonder if they’re home.” She then knocked on the door, and Screwball answered.
“Oh, it’s the human,” Screwball said. “How are you enjoying Snowdin?”
“It’s a really nice place. Is Zany home?”
“Actually, he’s waiting for you up ahead.”
The human then got excited. “He’s waiting for me?” She then calmed down. “How nice of him.”
Screwball then made a silly expression on her face. “Oh, you love him!”
The human blushed. “Uh um, is it that noticeable?”
“Yeah, pretty much. Maybe you can convince him not to capture you.”
“Well, I’ll try.”
“Good luck, kid!” With a wink of an eye, Screwball closed the door, and went on with her business.
The human then continued on the trail. She eventually ran into a snowy mist, and within the mist, she found the silhouette of Zany. “Human,” Zany said. “Allow me to tell you about some complex feelings. Feelings like… the joy of finding another cotton candy and chocolate milk lover. The admiration of another’s puzzle-solving skills. The desire to have a cool, smart pony think you are cool. Those feelings… They must be what you are feeling right now.”
Well, I definitely have feelings right now, the human thought to herself.
“I can hardly imagine what it must be like to feel that way. After all, I am very great. I don’t ever wonder what having lots of friends is like. I pity you lonely human. Worry not! You shall be lonely no longer! I, the great Zany, will be your…” Zany hesitated for a few seconds. “No, this is all wrong! I can’t be your friend! You are a human!”
Gee, racist much, the human thought.
“I must capture you! Then, I can fulfill my lifelong dream! Powerful! Popular! Prestigious! That’s Zany! The newest member of the Royal Guard!” Zany got to fight.
The human didn’t want to fight Zany, so instead, she flirted with him. “Hey Zany, did I ever tell you how handsome you are? I bet you attract all the ladies!”
“What’s this? Flirting? So, you finally reveal your true feelings for me! Unfortunately, I have really high standards.”
“I can make cotton candy!”
Zany got a shocked expression on his face. “Oh no! You’re meeting with all of my standards! This means… I have to go on a date with you!”
“Really?!” the human said with heart eyes.
“We’ll date later, after a capture you.” Zany then threw some attacks that were very easy to dodge. The human mercied him. “So, you refuse to fight me, eh? Well then, then fall victim to my blue attack!” A bunch of blue pillars came right at the human, but they didn’t hurt her because she was standing still. Then all of a sudden, she turned blue, fell to the ground, and got hit by a small pillar. “See? You are blue now! That’s my attack! So, if you want to dodge my attacks, you’ll have to jump over them!”
“Wow, things just got intense. You’re not gonna kill me, are you?”
“What? No! It’s my job to capture you, not kill you! And besides, how would we date if you’re dead?” Zany attacked the human again, but she was jumping over them.
“Do you even know what’s gonna happen to me after you capture me?”
“I don’t really know to be honest. Rainbow Dash never told me. You’ll most likely get thrown in the dungeon or something. But don’t worry, we’ll have that date before I turn you in.” Zany then threw more attacks at the human, and the human dodged them as best as she can.
“I don’t want to fight you, Zany!”
“If you don’t give up, then I’ll be forced to use my special attack!” Zany then threw yet another attack in which the human dodged.
“I would love to see it.”
“Fine, survive this attack, and I’ll show you.” But before Zany threw his next attack, he whispered to himself. “I wonder what I should wear.”
“What was that?”
“Huh? I-I wasn’t thinking about that date or anything!” Zany blushed as he threw his next attack.
The human dodged those attacks. “OK, I survived that attack, now show me your special attack.”
“Alright human! Here comes my special attack!” Zany’s special attack was a cotton candy cloud with chocolate milk rain which was being eaten by a hedgehog. “My special attack! That hedgehog is eating it!” The hedgehog then ran away with the cotton candy cloud. “Hey, come back with my special attack, you maging rodent! Celestia damn it! Oh well, I’ll just use a really cool regular attack.”
“Aw, isn’t that hedgehog just the cutest?!”
“Whatever. Now, here’s a completely normal attack.” Zany then threw out a variety of attacks at the human. A lot of them were very chaotic which would make sense since he’s the the son of the Spirit of Chaos. There were even more pillars, and one big pillar that the human never thought she’d be able to jump over. Then, one small, and last pillar came which was easily avoidable. Zany then took a moment to catch his breath. “Gee, you’re pretty tough. I don’t think I’ll be able to capture you. What a shame. I’ll spare you, human!” The human spared Zany, too. Zany then sighed in disappointment. “I can’t believe it! I can’t even catch a human like you! I’ll never be able to join the Royal Guard, and no one will ask me to be my friend.” Zany stared at the ground with a frown.
“We can be friends if you like.”
“Really? You want to be friends with a loser like me?”
“You’re not a loser. So, how about it?”
“Wow, I just made a new friend! Who ever thought it would take forcing someone to do awful puzzles, and then fight them! Now, you’re trying to get home to the surface, are you?”
“Yep, you know the way?”
“Sure do! All you have to do is go through Waterfall, go to the Hotland core, and you’ll find yourself at King Sombra’s throne room. Now King Sombra is… well… a bit of a fuzzy push over. He wasn’t always like that though, just like my dad, he used to be evil. And like my dad, he changed his ways after he fell in love. Everypony loves that guy now! I’m pretty sure if you walked into his throne room, and ask ‘Excuse me, Sombra, may I please go home?’, he’ll point you the way.”
“Are you sure?”
“100%! Now if you excuse me, I’ll be at me and my sister’s place. Feel free to come by to have that date!” Zany then teleported back to his house where he waited for the human.