Chapter 2: Ponyville
It took me a couple of seconds to realise where I was as I woke up, but then the memories from yesterday flooded back as I stood up, reminding me of the impossible few days I went through but now my head was clearer, it freaked me out a bit more yet only a little bit as I had some time to adjust to the strange set of affairs.
I walked out the room, and immediately headed for the bathroom, leaving my clothes in the chest. As I washed up, I noticed a cup with a note on it, some toothbrushes were inside the cup. the note said…
‘Troy,
There is a blue toothbrush, it’s yours.
Rarity.’
“Heh, good, wouldn’t want to spread germs.” I said aloud to myself, as my side itched.
I scratched at my side where I felt an itch and it felt as though I was picking at something, so proceeded to lift the bottom of my shirt to see an oddly shaped scar on my side, it looked like a ring in the middle, with fire coming out the top and what I assumed to be lightning coming out the bottom.
“What the hell!” I exclaimed in surprise when I saw that before I heard a reply.
“Well, certainly close.” A strange and distorted voice said behind me before I turned the fastest I ever had in my life and saw nothing.
“Oh God, please don’t tell me I’m going crazy!” I whisper, before turning around proceeding to brush my teeth, trying to convince myself I was just still half asleep and hearing things. I wasn’t successful.
“Oh darling, you're awake…and still in those rags you call clothing, no offence. You should take them off.” Rarity told me and I immediately blushed, sensing that ponies didn’t need to worry about indecency due to the way they stand.
“No, sorry, but the short answer to why my anatomy makes it embarrassing.” I quickly explained, as Rarity, who immediately clicked on, blushed severely.
“Oh, uh, oh my, I see, I um, sorry!” Rarity blurted out, while I myself was looking away out of embarrassment. “But this means I definitely will have to make some new clothes, any, um, recommendations?”
“Let’s see, honestly I’ve always been a fan of flannel & plaid but then again I also really liked stuff like leather jackets and that, well, except for Jeans, especially denim, I HATE those things!” I told her while picking at my gloves.
“Well, then I think I will start now, better to have them done sooner rather than later, oh, and the girls will be here in about 2 hours.” Rarity told me.
“Ok then, but I doubt I will be in any new clothing then.” I said with a small smirk.
“Oh, never doubt the capability of yours truly, darling!” rarity told me, despite her smiling I could see in her eyes that she was daring me to try her. “I hope you will be able to entertain yourself in that time!!”
“I should be able to, don’t worry about it.” I said as I took out my phone, which had stopped charging. “Eh, why not some Tetris” I muttered to myself before I tapped the screen and it changed to something more colourful with blocks all over the screen
Roughly two hours had already passed and my phone had started its charging process again, don’t ask me why as I have no idea. Rarity was at the door talking to what I could only assume was the girls. I was soon proven right when they all came through, with some clothing being levitated behind them.
“Here are your clothes Troy, and as soon as you get dressed we can head out for Ponyville.” Rarity told me while ‘handing’ me my clothes, fortunately, after three days in hospital I had already found out about unicorn magic and such, so it wasn’t the most confusing thing I had seen.
“Thanks, Rarity…you wouldn’t happen to have a changing screen would you?” I asked, and to my surprise, Rarity simply pointed behind me and sure enough there was a changing screen there.
“Good, I’ll be done in a few minutes.” I said as I slipped my gloves off and put them on an end table beside the couch.
Instead of describing getting dressed, I will tell you what my clothing was. The T-shirt was a simple grey plaid shirt with a breast button pocket and black stripes, the trousers were black trackies, or since Equestria seems a bit American-like, sweatpants? Either way, they were really comfortable.
Rarity also made some simple white Hi-top trainers, but my favourite piece of the ensemble was the jacket because Rarity had taken my advice and used some leather, as in, made it a leather jacket with three zip pockets sideways.
“Wow, this is really, REALLY good Rarity, thanks.” I told my unicorn friend, who beamed brightly at me while the rest of our friends complimented her on what she had done.
“Why thank you, darling, to be honest with you, I wasn’t sure how it would look but I must say, you look amazing in it, it really suits you.” She told me and I chuckled, before grabbing my gloves and slipping them on, though something felt different about them but I ignored it, not noticing the small bit of light that was inside them for a brief second.
“Well, time to head out.” Twilight said while walking out the door.
“Wait up for the rest ah us, Twi.” Applejack said as I followed after them.
Soon enough we were out and about in Ponyville. From what I could see, it was like a large village. The houses certainly made it seem like one from long ago. We were only about 30 yards away from Rarity's house.
“Welcome to Ponyville proper. Shall l we start the tour?” Rarity asked, and I replied simply by nodding my head.
“Great, let's get going then.” Twilight spoke up before we continued on. Before long we came across a building that looked like it was made out of confectionery.
“What’s that building?” I asked, the design piquing my curiosity. Finally, pinkie pie finally spoke up, though, in hindsight, I wish she had not as I nearly had a heart attack.
“Oh, that’s Sugarcube Corner it makes lots of really really, really delicious sweets and OHHH you have to try one come on their super amazing it’s like your taste buds go on an adventure all by themselves like you won’t believe how good they are come on come COME ON!!!” Pinkie burst out without once taking a breath.
“PINKIE!!! Refrain yourself from those outbursts, you just scared our new friend, look at his face!” Rarity said in a rather irritated tone. She was not wrong as my face did indeed show my fright.
“N-No, it’s fine. I just wasn’t expecting it, that's all.” I told Rarity. I slowly recomposed myself before asking the question I just knew pinkie wanted me too. “If they're as good as pinkie says then can we try one?”
“I don’t see why not.” Said Twilight and all of us headed into Sugarcube Corner. Inside were many ponies, the vibrant mismatched colours were a bit of a toll on the eyes at first. All of them started straight at me for a total ten seconds before dismissing him.
“Give me a second Troy-boy.” Said Pinkie as she slipped into the back and not too long after she came back out with what troy could only imagine were the owners of the establishment.
“Troy-boy? Well, that’s a first.” I said, not really talking to anyone but myself.
“That’s Mister and Misses Cake that Pinkie’s brought out. They own the place.” Rainbow told me.
The couple came over as the girls lead me to an empty table. Eventually, we sat in a table with the owners next us.
“Mr and Mrs Cake, meet Troy. Troy, this is Mr and Mrs Cake.” Pinkie greeted us. When she first said my name, I inclined my head towards the two as a sign of respect, when they were introduced to me, they did the same.
“Nice to meet you dear. Can we get you anything? A cupcake perhaps? The first one is always free.” Mrs Cake told me. She was shorter than your average pony and plumper. She had a blue coat and a pink mane that looked as though it was a confectionary topping, an oddly fitting choice of style. She had pink eyes, wore pink earrings and had three cupcakes as her cutie mark.
“We’re trying a new flavour, Dark chocolate cupcakes.” Mr Cake told me
“Oh, that sounds…well, you never know until you try. You said the first one was free?” I asked the two ponies.
“Yes, first one on the house. I’ll be right back.” Said Mrs Cake, who then went to the counter and got a cupcake. Meanwhile, I was talking to the girls.
“Good thing that’s free, didn’t think about the fact that I don’t know what Equestrian currency is, and that I almost definitely don’t have on me.” I mused aloud. Most of the girls laughed a little at that, rarity just shook her head with a smirk.
Finally, Mrs Cake came back and the moment of truth began when she handed…hoofed? Hoofed me the cupcake. I raised the Treat up to my mouth, and slowly bit into the cupcake. I was amazed at how good it was and couldn’t help myself when I almost shouted.
“That is the best thing I have eaten in my entire life.” Mr and Mrs Cake could not have looked more joyous if they tried in that moment. Knowing it would be the only time I would be able to try the delectable treat for the foreseeable future, I savoured my cupcake as the girls all decided to get one for themselves, except Fluttershy. Fluttershy ordered a vanilla cupcake.
“Allergic to dark chocolate?” I asked the mare, who simply nodded her head. Eventually, I finished as the girl's treats arrived and I was surprised when I saw six dark chocolate cupcakes. At first, I thought they had simply messed up Fluttershy’s order but a quick inspection showed she had her vanilla cupcake. When I was about to say something, Mr Cake just smirked at me. He had overheard that I don’t have any bits on me.
I was surprised. In my experience, having no money meant that you would be kicked out the shop. Of course I was with friends but still, I didn’t expect them to be so kind.
Me and the girls chatted for a bit, I found that more than anyone I was drawn to the stories Twilight had to offer. I did enjoy the tales of courage that Rainbow Dash told, The silliness of the ones Pinkie had to offer but I was fascinated by all Twilight had to offer.
Twilight told me of the amazing magical feats she had pulled off, well her friends added in the amazing bit as twilight was too modest. She told me of her assistant and brother Spike who was a dragon though he was only a baby one. I looked forward to when I would be able to meet him.
I was too caught up in a story of Twilights youth to notice three new ponies had arrived.
“I hope we aren’t interrupting anything.” A comforting, motherly voice said from behind me. I turned to see three ponies, all of whom were taller than the average pony, two seemed to be about the same height though the one in the middle towered over ponies, if I had of been standing we would be face to face.
The towering pony and the one who likely spoke was a white, as I remember Twilight calling them, Alicorn. She had wings and a horn. Her cutie mark was the sun. She wore lots of royal regalia and had pink eyes that just seemed to make everything feel alright. Her mane and tail were a rainbow of colours, though what was amazing is that they seemed to float. Twilight’s stories often recalled this figure and her name was Princess Celestia. In fact, I somewhat recognised all them from my friend's stories.
To Celestia’s right was a pink Alicorn called Princess Cadence. When I say pink, I mean pink. Her coat, eyes and even most of her hair were pink. There were also gold parts in her mane, which didn’t float like Celestia or the other Princess. She had a Blue heart as her cutie mark
On Celestia’s left was a dark blue mare, with same floating mane and tail, except instead of a rainbow of colours it was blue and black, with lots of twinkling white dots that looked like stars. She had the moon in the night sky as her cutie mark. Her eyes were an aqua colour. When my eyes met hers I felt a subtle jolt in my body and she looked as though the same had happened to her. She looked at me with her eyes full of sympathy.
I hadn’t expected to be in the presence of royal company but immediately tried to show respect by bowing. What I failed to take into account was that I was sitting down, I went from facing the princesses to having my face pressed against the ground.
“Ow.” Was all that left my lips before I stood up and bowed properly.
“Glad to see I can still knock men off their feet.” Cadence said jokingly, she sounded like a teenager, though there was a lot of compassion in her voice.
“Straighten yourself up Troy, there’s no need for that.” Princess Luna said, her voice was rather low for a woman, in my opinion, but something about it put me at ease more than Celestia did.
“Princess, what are you doing here?” Twilight asked,
“We came to see your new friend, not every day you hear about a brand new species after all.” Celestia told her student. “Oh, where are my manners, it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance Troy.”
“The pleasures all mine, your highness.” I replied before Luna cut in.
“Just Princess or Princess followed by our names will do. Speaking of names, I must say there’s something about yours I quite like.” Princess Luna told me.
“Thank you, Princess…Luna?” I questioned at the end, hoping I hadn’t gotten my princesses confused.
“Correct. I’m Luna, This is my older sister Celestia and the one who made the silly joke earlier was Cadence.” Luna said, making Cadence glare at her.
“That was a good joke, Aunt Luna.” Cadence pouted at her aunt before looking at Twilight and grinning. What I witnessed next was one of the cutest things I had ever seen,
Both Twilight and Cadence did a synchronised dance while chanting. “Sunshine, Sunshine, Ladybugs awake. Clap your hooves and do a little shake!”
If it was possible to die from cuteness I would no longer be alive. I then turned to Celestia who promptly explained their reason for coming to Ponyville.
“Troy, I like the way you act, to be honest. Yet still, you are a different species that no one knew about and you have to be recorded. We will need to go to Canterlot but once we are there I can give you official citizenship in Equestria.” Celestia explained.
“Can the rest of you make the journey?” Luna asked my friends. All but Twilight nodded.
“I’ll need to let spike know first.” Twilight told us before her horn was engulfed in a purple aura and with a flash, she disappeared. She was gone for but a moment before there was another flash and she was back in the room. “Ok, now I’m ready.”
“Excellent, there’s a carriage waiting outside, let us go.” Celestia said and we all complied, when we stepped outside we saw a white carriage with gold accents. Two Pegasi who looked like guards were in front of it waiting for them.
I stepped into the back of the carriage after everyone else and the carriage took off, I looked forward to the flight.