//------------------------------// // Fun in Ponyville // Story: A Rubber Pony in Equestria // by Lightbuster30 //------------------------------// Rainbow was flying off in a rage. "Who does that guy think he is? He comes here, ruins my stunt, tries to eat Pinky, calls himself a human, and now he is pretending to be friends? I don't buy it, not for one second. Brrr!" Suddenly the air felt ice cold for an split second, and returned to normal. "Just what the hay is going on around here?" [/hr] "Well Luffy it was nice enough meeting you, but I should go back to Golden Oaks, maybe I'll find a book on how to change you back, and if that fails I'll have Spike send a letter to Princess Celestia." "Who is that?" "She is the ruler of Equestria, she raises lowers the Sun every day." Twilight answered. "Whoa she raises the Sun? She sounds super strong!" "Don't get any ideas Luffy." Twilight warned with an arcing eyebrow, taking note of a cheeky grin on Luffy's face. "I don't know what you're talking about." Luffy had puckered his lips to the side with his eyes following. "You're a terrible liar!" Twilight yelled. "Why aren't I wearing any clothes?" Luffy questioned. "Oh, well Mr. Luffy not everypony wears clothes. They are more of an accessory. I should take you to my shop and make you some." "Man you ponies are weirdos. Anyway I'm fine with my old ones. Where are they anyway?" "Oh I threw those old rags out darling. If you come home with me I could make you look FABULOUS!" "Nah I'm good" Luffy stated with an bored expression. "Aw but I've never made an pirate design before. I mean you're a pirate aren't you?" Rarity said in a slightly flirtatious tone, "Surley a strapping young stallion such as yourself would want to look the part?" She had gotten closer to Luffy. "What are you doing?" Luffy asked annoyed. "W-wha?" "Can you stop? It's starting to get on my nerves." Rarity was absolutely flabbergasted. Her friends were barley able to contain thier giggles. No pony could resist her charm, no pony except for this one. She was almost furious. "ME? ANNOYING? Why of all the uncouth, charmless, barbaric words to say! By this point Luffy could swear she was even pinker than Pinky Pie, if that were even possible. "Alright lady you can make me some clothes just calm down!" Luffy held out his hooves and backed up slightly. Rarity immediately perked up. "Well then that settles it then. To the Carousel Boutique! I've got designs in mind I'm just DYING to try out." "Shishishi! Man you're kinda scary when you get mad, you remind me of my navigator Nami." "And who is this 'Nami' you're comparing me to?" "She is my navigator, she has all kinds of clothes, and has a real love for money. I bet she would like you." "Ah hope she's nothing like them Flim-Flam brothers." Applejack commented, clearly taking worry at the 'love of money' part. "Who are they?" Asked Luffy. "A duo of scheming ponies who tried to cheat me an mah family outta our farm." "Those jerks! If I ever see them I'll punch them in the face! Buncha jerks!" "Now there's no need for that Luffy, they ain't gonna be bothering anypony right now though ah know how ya feel." "Well Nami is nothing like them. She is actually pretty nice if you don't piss her off." He immediately made an frown and shuddered, remembering all the times he got beat up by her. "You ok there?" Applejack asked. "Yeah sure, I'm fine." Responded Luffy. "Well ah should be heading off the Sweet Apple Acres. See y'all later. "Ooh that reminds me, I have to finish you're surprise!" "Surprise what kind?" Luffy asked with excitement. "I can't tell you, it wouldn't be a surprise otherwise silly!" And with that she began hopping off. After Pinky left Fluttershy and Twilight headed back to their homes, while Rarity escorted Luffy to her Boutique. [/hr] Meanwhile at Rarity's boutique, Rarity was taking measurements of Luffy who was amazed at her magic. "Wow it's so cool you can make things fly like that! Wish I could." "Well" said Rarity as she took an measurement of Luffy's hoove. "You could if you were an unicorn like me. But even then it isn't that easy. Magic requires grace and delicacy that only one with decent magical skill could use. Trying to just force the magic would end up in an simple fizzle at most, and an catastrophe at worst. Now what sort of clothing would suit you?" "Just an vest and some shorts." "That's it? What about something with some flair?" "Nah I'm fine with an open vest. It's what I normally wear." "And why Mr. Luffy? Are you some show off?" Rarity teasingly asked. "I just like vests." Luffy said, seemingly not noticing her tone. "Hmm, I think I might have an idea for both of our needs. Something simple yet with stunning, I should have something by the hour for you." "Oh wow, it's an mini Rarity, awesome!" By this point Luffy had noticed Rarity's little sister who was standing in the doorway. "That's my little sister Sweetie Belle Luffy." "Who is this Rarity?" Asked Sweetie Belle "He is a new friend, and my latest inspiration for some pirate themed clothing!" Rarity said. Sweetie Belle examined Luffy for a moment before getting a smile on her face. "You're a pirate? That sounds amazing. Have you gone on any adventures? Maybe I could get a cutie mark in pirating." "Cutie Mark? What the heck is that?" "They are marks on your flank that show up when you discover your special talent." Rarity stated. At this Luffy looked at his own flank and saw an cutie mark that resembled his pirate flag. "Weird." "How can you not know about cutie marks?" Sweetie Belle asked. Luffy isn't from here darling, he is...well different...it's complicated, even I'm not sure what is going on but hopefully Twilight will. "So what you're like some alien?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "I guess so." Luffy responded. "I'm hungry is there anything to eat?" "Oh I was gonna go to Sugarcube Corner and get some sweets." Sweetie Belle answered. Luffy's mouth started watering. "Well what are we waiting for, let's go!" "Well while you 2 go eat, I will stay here and finish Mr. Luffy's clothes." "Bye!" Luffy and Sweetie yelled, and bolted out the door. [/hr] "Man the place looks deserted." Nopony here. Weird." Luffy said. "Hey cool powdered sugar!" There was what looked like powdered sugar on an table, Luffy immediately grabbed it and spat it out. "Ugh that was snow, gross!" Sweetie Belle giggled. "Well Hearths Warning Eve is coming soon. It's strange though. It shouldn't be snowing this early." "Hey how come you don't have an cutie mark?" Luffy asked. "Oh well I Uh, haven't found my special talent. I have 2 other friends, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. They don't have cutie marks either, so we have this club where we try new things to get them. We call ourselves The Cutie Mark Crusaders, I should show you the tree house later." "You guys have an tree house? That sounds awesome!" Luffy had walked up to Sugarcube Corner and was about to open the door. "Shouldn't you knock first?" Luffy ignored the question and opened the door, and was shocked to hear 'SUPRISE' shouted at him. There was an massive amount of decorations, food, and people including Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinky Pie. [/hr] "SUPRISE!" Shouted the entire crowd. "Welcome to your 'Welcome to Ponyville' Party!" Pinky Pie shouted. I've been planning this party for days. It was hard work but worth it!" But Luffy was paying more attention to the massive pile of food, and barley managed to hold back gobbling it in one swoop. "Wow a party?! This is so cool! Hmm there is no me-" he got cut off by Applejack who held an hoof over his mouth. "Look Sugarcube." She whispered. "Ah know you're an fan of meat, but be careful what you say, you might cause a panic." "I'm sorry Luffy I couldn't find anything about how to help. But I sent a letter to Princess Celestia, if anypony can help it's her. Twilight said sorrowful. "Ah that's ok Twilight." Luffy wrapped his arm around her. "It's an party!" With that Luffy let go, and grabbed a quarter of the food and ate it, shocking everypony except for Pinky. "Sweet Celestia Pinky ah think you might have an eating rival. Ah hope there's enough." Applejack said stunned. Luffy mostly ate, at one point to be grabbed 2 straws and stuck them in his nose and at the base of his mouth, it was oddly hilarious. Pinky did the same and began singing to the music along with Luffy. "Woah cool a purple lizard!" Luffy had taken notice of Spike who was at the party as well. "Hey I'm not a lizard, I'm a dragon!" Spike corrected annoyed. "Really? You don't look like one." "I'm a baby dragon, I'll get bigger and stronger." "Oh cool." Luffy said as he shoveled more food down his throat. Rainbow Dash noticed the commotion after an while and reluctantly joined in after some convincing, though she kept her distance from Luffy, at least until he overheard her talking about the Wonderbolts. "What do you mean who are the Wonderbolts? They are only the BEST fliers in Equestria!" "That's sounds awesome! Wish I could fly." "Yeah well I wouldn't expect you to know how great they are!" "Hey." Luffy said. "Wha-phhtthahahahaha!" Rainbow Turned her head to Luffy and saw him with his 'straw face.' Try as she might even she couldn't hold back the urge to laugh at how funny he looked. "Ok THAT was pretty funny, but it still doesn't mean I trust you!" "So what exactly is that stunt you were doing anyway?" Luffy asked. "What's it to you?" "Just curious." Luffy responded. Pinky spoke up. "Dashie was gonna make spiral made of an rainbow!" "Thanks for telling him Pinky." Rainbow said sarcastically. "No problem!" Pinky answered, oblivious to the sarcasm. "How would that work?" Luffy asked. "If Dashie goes fast enough for a Sonic Rainboom, she leaves behind an Rainbow trail. It's something you HAVE to see!" Said Pinky. "That sounds so awesome!" "At least you know awesome when you hear it." Rainbow begrudgingly said. "Hmm...Oh!" Luffy slammed himself hooves together after moments of thought. "I have an idea!" And he ran outside, motioning Rainbow to follow, which she only did after being given egged on by her friends. "So you want to make a stunt huh? I think I know how to help." "And how exactly are you going to...do... that?" She and everypony else was not prepared for Luffy's next move. He had cupped his hooves together, and started stretching them backwards. "Ah! You really are a freak aren't you?!" "Just stand on my hooves and I'll launch you like a slingshot." Was his only response. "Are you crazy? No way!" Rainbow yelled. "Why are your legs stretching like that?!" Twilight asked nervously. "It's fine, I'll explain after the stunt." He responded. "Rainbow Dash, you need speed don't you?" "Y-yeah? What's it to you?" "So climb on my hooves. The Gomu Gomu no Slingshot will give you all the speed you need!" "What are you n-." Rainbow attempted to reply, only to get interrupted. "Will you shut up?! Stop acting so suspicious and TRUST me!" Luffy by this point was growing annoyed at her distrust, and stared right into her eyes with an great intensity. Rainbow wanted to look away, but couldn't, she stared right back as if searching for something, anything that told her he had ulterior motives. The eyes are the window to the soul after all, but she couldn't find anything, instead she saw an spark, a spark of friendship and loyalty, the same one she had with her friends. Against all odds she felt trust emanating from him, and climbed into the slingshot...before wanting out moments later. "You know on second thought this is a bad idea." She attempted to move but by this point it was too late, Luffy had already slung his arms forward. Oh Mr. Luffy I have your outf-Sweet Celestia what have you done to your arms?!" Rarity had arrived just in time for the show. The sheer speed of being slung resulted in an Sonic Rainboom within seconds. Everypony else was amazed as usual but nowhere near as much as Luffy, who was foaming at the mouth with stars replacing his eyes. Rainbow Dash kept going faster and faster, making an glorious spinning spiral rainbow. By this point almost everypony was freaking out with excitement. Rainbow landed next to Luffy. "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh that was amazing! I uh I mean that was ok I guess. Now tell me what you did." Everpony surrounded Luffy waiting for an explanation. In a dull drone voice Luffy responded. "Now tell me what you did." "Wait are you copying me?!" "Copying you." Rainbow got annoyed, and it took a few moments to notice his eyes, which were currently swirling in the shape of the Hypno Rainbow. "Did you seriously get hypnotized?! Rainbow half asked half shouted while shaking Luffy, who promptly snapped out of it. "Huh oh man that was the coolest thing ever." "Yeah I get it, now tell me about that thing you did!" Rainbow said. "You mean my devil fruit?" "Devil WHAT?!" The crowd yelled. "Yep." Said a grinning Luffy. "They are special fruits that give you powers, but they take away your ability to swim. I ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and it turned me into a rubbeman." He pulled his cheek to demonstrate. Twilight spoke. "But that's not scientifically possible. How can a fruit give you supernatural abilities? You shouldn't even be breathing if you have a rubber body!" "I don't know how it works, it just does." "But I..." Twilight started to protest, but eventually came to the conclusion that Luffy didn't have proper reasons for his powers, much like another certain earth pony. Rainbow turned to her friends, and then to Luffy. "Ah ok look man, maybe I was a bit hard on you earlier, sorry about that." "It's fine, nothing to get angry about." "Does someone like you even GET angry?" "Yeah. Anyone messes with my friends, and I'll kick their ass!" This got a smirk out of Rainbow. "You know something I think you and me are gonna get along just fine." Before anything else could be said, Spike came running to Twilight, holding something. "Twilight, Twilight!" In response Twilight looked down and saw Spike holding an letter. "It's from Princess Celestia!" "What? Luffy you may want to get over here. 'Dear Princess Twilight I have read your letter and it's contents. I would very much like to have the human/pony you call Luffy in the castle tomorrow, we have much to discuss. -Princess Celestia-