//------------------------------// // Meeting New Peop... I Mean Ponies // Story: Take This Life Away // by DubStepPony //------------------------------// (Nelson) "Alright now you got something to eat now are you ready to get to meet the nice folks around town?" i said with glee in my voice. "yea i guess, you know for a sandwich with a bunch of leaves, it didn't taste that bad. well i guess lets get this ove...." Derrick said and stopped in mid sentence and right as he did he stretched his wings for the first time and just as he did his face was full of relief like he just got a million pounds lifted off his back. as soon as he did that he lifted of into the air and flew off as fast as a speeding bullet. Literally i think rainbow dash would of probably been jealous. he flew like he has been flying for his whole life. "WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" he yelled out at the top his lungs "Nelson I've never felt so alive in my life these wings have just set my soul free. i never knew flying would feel this good." "I see your friend maid a complete recovery." Twilight had said with a huge smile on her face.  "Yea he sure did, he really missed flying as you can tell." "Ha, i can tell, I'm gonna have to introduce him to rainbow dash, they would make great friends." she said just as Derrick hit the ground right next to us. "Hi there, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and you must be Derrick, you friend told me about you." "ummmm. yea and hey your the girl that i saw when i woke up." "i sure am, I'm so sorry about the travels you had to endure to get here." "Ummmmm Yea it was a hard trip down here." "I bet it was, Well i just came down here to tell you guys that you are welcome to stay in my library until you decide to leave. "OH THAT SOUNDS SPLENDED!!!!!" i yelled as i began to jump up and down with a huge smile on my face, I tried to hold it back but hey you try to hold that much happiness back when you are offered to stay at the one and only Twilight sparkles house. "Alright well i got to be going on back to catch up with some studies ill see you colts later."  "Alright bye twilight!!" i said while waving a mile a minute good bye and right as she went out of sight i melted like butter and fell on the ground." "Awww Nelson your totally falling for her." he said while he slowly flew off waiting for me to catch up. "I am not she just... well shut up man lets just meet with the rest of the town ok." So we trotted down the streets of ponyville and met most of the other ponies and i pretended not to know them but for derrick it seemed meeting these new pony folk put a huge smile on his face. "whats got you so happy?" i said with a hint of curiosity in my voice.  "Well it seems all these ponies just have a certain type of just pure love for you, like I've never experienced before. This is how it feels to be happy doesn't it?" "Why yes, that is almost what complete happiness feels like just wait until you meet the next pony, you'll never want to stop smiling." Right at that we walked into Sugercube Corner and me and derrick met up with Mr and Mrs Cake. "Why hello there dearie how you to doing." Mrs. Cake said with a smile on her face. "Good Mrs. Cake, Just meeting everyone around town, just came here to introduce Derrick here to you.  "Awwww well I'm faltered, how you do there Derrick my names Mrs.Cake, and this is my husband Mr.Cake" "How ya do Derrick." "Hey Mr and Mrs Cake, Its nice to meet you two." "Well theres one more i want you to meet PINKIE PIE COME HERE AND MEET SOME OF THE NEW PONYS IN TOWN!!!!!!! She'll be here in a couple of seconds you'll hear her coming trust me."  I was overly excited to meet pinkie pie i don't know wether to say the same for Derrick but there was still a smile on his face though. Just as that thought hit me a heard Pinkie from upstairs "*GASP* NEW PONIES" she said as i could hear her jumping and hit her head on the ceiling. She ran down stairs as fast as lightning and introduced herself like pinkie would. "HI!!!!!!! MY NAMES PINKIE PIE WHATS YOURS OH YOUR COLOR IS BLUE SO YOUR PROBABLY LIKE BLUE STEALTH OR SHINING STAR OR OHHHHHHHH MAYBE BLUE WAVE OHHH I LOVE THE BEACH DONT YOU ITS SUCH A FUN PLACE TO HANGOUT WITH YOUR BEST BUDS AND OH WHATS YOUR NAME UNICORN WELL YOU RED YOUR NAMES PROBABLY DARK MAGIC HAVE YOU MET MY FRIEND TWILIGHT SHE LOVES MAGIC ONE TIME SHE MADE IT SO WE COULD WALK ON CLOUDS AND IT WAS SOOOOOOOO COOL I TASTED A RAINBOW AND HAD ALL SORTS OF FUN." right as she finished that sentence Mrs.Cake put her hoof over her mouth and whispered into her ear and then pinkie said. "I mean hi what your two names?" "We both laughed and had huge grins on each others faces "Well Pinkie pie my name is Nelson and this is my friend Derrick its nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you in twilights research on friendship your one interesting character." "Well i might be and interesting character your names are so dull how bout any of my suggestions like OHHHHHHHHHH how bout like the red spell and the blue winger those names are cool I thought about getting my name changed to things like party pony or pink ballon but then i thought my friends like my name just the way it is and Have you ever thought about working on a cumquat farm, it such a silly word i know right but."  "PINKIE!!!!!!" Mrs and Mr Cake yelled at the same time and i think Pinkie Pie Got the point. "Oh well it was nice to meet you all and i almost forgot, You to get ready for a awesome party I will set one up for you and its going SUPER SPECIAL oki doki loki. and it was so awesome to meet you two." "HA it was nice to meet you to pinkie we'll see you again later." "You Sure will BYE!!!!!!!!" she yelled as we waled out of the bakery. We were both laughing so long while walking out of there. "That Pinkie Pie is sure a character." he had a hard time saying because he was laughing so hard. "yea well that was the 2nd member of the mane six that we met now its time to meet the third member. and i think i know just who we want to meet." "wait for all the ponies we met today who was the first member we met of this mane six we met." "It was non other then twilight sparkle ahhhhhhh twilight." "Oh right you and your love bird."  had said while making kissing sounds at me but just went back laughing i could tell he wasn't making fun of me he was joking with me. He's actually starting to take a liking to me. "Well all this meeting is getting pretty boring I'm gonna take a little fly around the town." he said and flew up and starting gliding around the town.  (Derrick)  You know what, this town is actually better then expected, meeting all these people, well i mean ponies and there all so nice to not one of them has said anything bad or done anything to hurt me. And Nelson, he's actually not a bad person I'm actually, happy he brought me here. And these wings, god the feeling of flying, the feeling of it just makes you let go of everything and you don't have a care in the world I've never actually felt this way before. life is just the way i wanted it to be back home. the thought of back "home"just makes me think of my mom and sister just staring at me think, Don't leave me here to suffer, i just cant think of it any more, i cant think of anything I've left behind especially not, dad. As i was flying across the sky something flew past me, fast to as i tried to look what it was, all I saw was a tail with rainbow stripes passing by me and now in front of me, it looked back and and stuck out her tongue at me and made that noise it makes when you vibrate your tongue. Ok i thought if its a race you want its a race you'll get. I suddenly flew off with speed that i thought wasn't even possible passing this mare like it was nothing i looked back and did the same to her as what she did to me and kept flying. As i did she started to catch up and we were tied. we were going straight for a cloud, i thought we would go straight threw it but right then i hit the cloud with tons of force. I wasn't expecting that at all. Surprisingly it didn't hurt at all and i just laid back in a sort of shock but as right of that moment the mare looked over the cloud and started laughing. "HA looks like someone doesn't know the maneuvers to go threw a cloud" and fell on the cloud laughing. "Well excuse me for being rude my name is Rainbow Dash I'm fastest Pegasus in Equestria, and you are?" "Im Derrick i came here with my friend Nelson who is, well frankly i don't know right now." "Well derrick id say you put up a decent challenge i haven't flew that fast in a while." She put out her hoof and i did what i thought she was going for, a sort of fist bump but i guess in this case a hoofbump. "yea it was some fun alright." "Hey do you mind me asking but wheres your cutiemark?" "Oh well i guess i just haven't found my special talent yet." "Well i don't judge for some it just takes longer. Well I hope to see you some later Derrick you seem pretty cool but the weather calls." I was confused by what she meant by the weather calls but i decided just to ask Nelson about it later. "Yea it was nice to meet you too, we gotta hang later." "We do." Just as she said that Nelson came running and panting. "Derrick, is that you I've been looking everywhere for you. come down here we have to meet everyone else in town, and.... is that Rainbow Dash up there you?" he asked. "Why yes it is me and you must be Nelson, Derrick was talking about you, so exactly know my name."  "Well i have read all of twilights research on friendship and you were mentioned plenty of times in her research she has written." "Oh so you've met twilight, thats nice, have you met the rest of the mane six yet?" "No actually we've only met pinkie pie, Twilight, and you. Do you mind me asking where Rarity lives?" "Not at all she lives in the house right over there well i have some weather to make ill see you to later nice to meet you, Oh and just a warning when visiting rarity she will probably try to test some new designs on you so get ready to play a little dress up with rarity." she slightly laughed and flew off and started collecting clouds. "Well she's AWESOME" I said while walking over to this Rarity's house. "She is a pretty cool and nice person to be friends with and she has soft spot in her heart but she tends not to show it." "I can tell just with her personality." we both started laughing as Nelson knocked on the door to Rarity's house. "Why hello there you two Gentle colts whats brings you to my Fashion Boutique? Oh and how rude of my self darlings my names Rarity and yours are?" "Oh well my name is Nelson and this is my friend Derrick and it is an honor to meet you Rarity." Nelson had said and wow he is such a flank kisser. "Well hello there you two i would love to stay and chat but i got a very important design i have to get finished by tomm. and i am just far to busy to talk right now." "Oh thats ok." I said hoping to get out of there as fast as i can so i wont become a dress up doll like Rainbow Dash had said. We started walking back when were heard in the distance "WAIT ACTUALLY I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!" Oh great if thats who i thing it is get ready for hair and makeup. Rarity then ran and caught up with us and was panting heavily and floated a umbrella to cover her from the heat. "You two look like two marvelous colts to try my new designs on." And there it is i thought just as rarity said that. "Um i don't know." Nelson said out loud "We still have plenty of people in town to meet." "Yea Rarity give them a break." i heard somebody yelling above the clouds which, i could obviously presume was Rainbow Dash. "But I would just die to see these two fabulously handsome ponies try on my new design for just a little bit." Rarity said as he gently started rubbing head close to Nelson. from what i could tell nelson was falling for this trick to get us in there by seeing his cheeks blush up as red as roses. "Um yea actually i think um we have um a little time to try on some of your designs." Nelson started to say while sweat started going down his face. "Uhhhhhhh *facehoof* you guys have fun in there then." Rainbow Dash said out loud and flew off. And wow the sarcasm in what she said had no where to hide. (Nelson) After the faltering Rarity let us in we were covered in design after design we were measured from hoof to hoof looking for a accurate model for her dressed and after what seemed like forever she was done. "I can not thank you two enough this helped me out dearly. Just for that i have something special for you two colts." Rarity had said. truthfully i was excited for what she had to give but derrick had the same face he had on threw the whole time he was here. straight face, eyes rolling, and the most blank and bored face i have ever seen. Truthfully it gave me quite a laugh threw out this whole experience. When Rarity came back she was floating two tuxedos to us. surprisingly Derricks face had a surprisingly happy face on for these gifts. "These were just laying around and i noticed while working with you two they would fit you two perfectly." Rarity shouted out loud. "Wow thanks," Derrick said "But isn't this just a little to much i mean all we did was pose for you." "Oh pis posh it not hare off my mane you two have fun meeting the rest of the ponies in town. and if you don't mind me asking, where are your twos cutie marks?" "Well surprisingly we never found are true talent yet were still on the search for them." "Oh well keep the search going, (Gosh i hope this isn't how sweetie bell ends up like)" Rarity whispered under my breath and saw us looking at her and she just came back with a huge grin "Just ignore that but you two have a great day." As we started waking outside of rarity's house Derrick asked me "Hey Nelson, why haven't you tried using you magic yet?" and what he said was true i haven't tried using any magic and frankly i didn't know how. "Honestly i don't know why or even how to use magic." "Oh well if you also don't mind me asking, Why did that pony rarity give us these tuxedos just for free?'" Derrick asked. "Well Derrick, the mane six, as I'm referring to them as, are connected by this thing called the elements of harmony, and each one of them posses a special trait. Rarity's is Generosity, Rainbow Dash's is loyalty, pinkie pie's is well, laughter, Twilights is magic, Applejack's is honesty, and Fluttershy's is Kindness. "Wow Thats actually pretty darn cool, and that also explains why rarity gave us these tuxedos." Derrick had said. "So when are we going to meet these Applejack and Fluttershy? "Well ironically here they both come." he said as a yellow and orange colored ponies started walking towards us. They were both laughing at jokes there were telling to each other and having a wonderful time. "How are you two doing today?" as i said this Fluttershy started to shutter up and get a little scared of us two. "Well howdy partners, haven't seen you two pony folk around here before whats your two's names?" "Well my name is Nelson, and this is my friend Derrick. You two must be Applejack and Flutttershy, I've read all about you mares and the rest of the mane six in twilights research on friendship." "Well you would be right my friend." She started shaking her hand fast up and down greeting both of us. "My name is Applejack and this is Fluttershy." "Umm......... hi." "Hello there applejack and Fluttershy my names derrick as you already know." "Well fancy to meet you Derrick its always nice to meet new pony folk in town." she said politely. "and i know this is sudden to ask but.." "Yea we know wheres are cutie mark, truth is we haven't found are special talent yet." we both said in sync while Applejack let out a light laugh "you two must have already been asked that before I'm guessing. Well then can i ask where y'all two staying at?" "Well actually twilight offered to us to stay at her library so were staying there for the time were here." i said. "So you have met twilight huh well a friend of twilight is a friend of mine well i guess ill see you two around some other time and I'm sorry about Fluttershy shes a little well shy around the new pony folk around here." "Oh its fine ill bet we'll be great friends later." "ha i bet y'all will. oh and here comes twilight now." Applejack said while we watched Twilight happily trot down the road with her carrying two books on her back. "Ahhhhhh i see you two met Applejack and sort of met Fluttershy." we both let out a slight laugh, heck even Fluttershy let out a laugh also. "so you just meet these two or the rest of the mane six?" I was just about to say something when out of the sky we heard a mare yell out "yea they've met all of us." it was Rainbow Dash and she flew down form the cloud she was laying on to the ground to talk with us. "Rainbow were you following these two around?" twilight asked slightly agitated. "Well what if something exciting happened and i wasn't there. Or maybe my new friend Derrick here went to go get some sick air time and had no one to fly with." as Rainbow Dash finished that sentenced i looked at Derrick's face and i could tell by the way he looked he felt only one word could describe, loved, i guess he just never had a friend like her before who actually wanted to spend that much time with him or maybe, he just never really been called a "friend" before. But i didn't matter he looked like the happiest pony in Equestria and if he was happy, i was happy. "You know it dash." he said as they both hoofbumped and everyone began to laugh again. wow, i thought to my self, As i tried to wrap my head around all what was happening. I was now in one of the happiest places i would ever want to be. Everyone here at least cares about you, theres not one pony thats actually hated here everyone no matter how different is just accepted. I feel at home and i should feel at home, in fact this is my home. As the laughter died down twilight began to talk again. "so you've pretty met met everyone else in town also?" "Yep we sure did." Derrick said happily and joyfully speaking. "Well i bet theirs one zebra you haven't met and shes right over there, Zecora!!!!!!!!" Twilight yelled at the zebra behind us. she started to turn toward us with a happy, no care look on her face. she was holding a bunch of herbs and spices in her satchel probably for a bunch of mixtures and potions she was to make. She finally made contact with all of us having the same expression, that was until she locked eyes on me and derrick. Her face suddenly overcame with fear, almost as if she couldn't even move. She then without even a word in edge wise ran off into the Everfree Forest and she was out of sight. "Well what in tarnation just came over that zebra." "yea i have never seen her so fearful before. I wonder what she thought of." Fluttershy had said. "Oh she probably just left some potion over cooking, she'll be fine." twilight said with no doubt in her voice. "Yea but did you see the look on her face, Priceless." Rainbow Dash said. They all began to laugh, all except me. What Fluttershy had said was true she had never been that scared before. All she had to do is look directly at me and derrick and fast as lightning it seemed like all of her worst fears had came to life at that very moment. nobody else noticed it, but I knew she was scared of us for some reason i just need to figure out why.