"Ah can't wait ta get bigger again." Apple Bloom said to her friends. "Ah don't know how much longer ah can take bein' smaller than an earthworm. It's so intimidatin' having a big sister who takes full usage of the word: BIG!" Just as she made her statement, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, who were in front of the little farm mare, got a full view of what was happening behind her. At first, they were just as scared of the giant apple looming behind her tiny sister like a monster, but as soon as they saw a "little" wink being made by the giant, they instantly let their guard down and smiled. As Apple Bloom continued to rant away about the hardships of being so small, she began to feel a tiny wind coming from behind her. Being so small, she assumed it was just somepony simply moving. But as the wind began to build up, Bloom found herself trying hard not to get blown away.
Meanwhile, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were doing the same thing, but laughing like hyenas at the same time. As soon as Apple Bloom saw that there was something screwy going on, she turned around to see her "BIG" sister, her lips puckered, and creating the strongest wind turbine she had ever felt. As the wind suddenly died down, the puckered lips suddenly curled into a huge smile.
"HOOOOWEEEEE! AH WONDER WHERE THAT SISTER OF MINE WENT. MAH LIL' SIS IS SO SMALL, AH LOSE HER JUST ABOUT ANY TIME, EVEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MAH OWN EYES! OH WELL, GUESS AH'LL JUST SIT HERE AND WAIT FOR HER TO COME BACK." the apple mare boomed in front of the fillies. Soon, her head rumbled back into the heavens, and began stomping herself around, now showing off her gigantic apple-rump. And just as she proclaimed, her rear began to rumble down to the seat, as if the moon itself was coming down to the earth. The three fillies instantly got onto their hooves and galloped like the sky was falling, in which this case, it was. But JUST before the rump could smash them into nothing, it quickly raised back up into the heavens, with the monstrous mare laughing like thunder, which garnered an annoyed reaction from the little sister of the bunch.
The other ponies found this little time of playfulness amusing, but saw that they really needed to get all of these ponies back to normal size. Everytiny mounted their giantess of choice. Sweetie Belle stuck to family and stayed on her BIG sister, as did Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. Twilight and Vanilla were up next to decide who to ride on. And with the final two options being either Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy, they decided the logical choice would be the pegasus, since they didn't want to toss their lunch on the bouncy giant. So with everypony ready to go, they docked off of the train, and began heading straight to Canterlot's Royal Castle.
In a way to avoid looking weird, the giant ponies tried to refrain from speaking with their shrunken passengers. The crusaders however to just enjoy the ride anyway. Apple Bloom used her sister's hat as protection, though being right under her hat made things a little more humid for her ride. Sweetie Belle decided to use the huge curls of her massive sister as shade from the sun, to which Rarity even thought it was a clever idea from her sister, giggling a bit when she used her mirror to view her tiny passenger. Scootaloo was just happy enough riding in between the huge caves on Rainbow Dash's muzzle. Every now and then, Dash would go cross-eyed just to get a glimpse of her little pipsqueak rider. The sight, though huge, always made Scootaloo giggle. It appeared so cute, no matter what size she was.
On the gentle giantess, Vanilla Beam and Twilight Sparkle just enjoyed the ride like there was nothing important going on. Vanilla constantly told Twilight about the "out of this world" softness that Fluttershy's mane possessed. She always just rolled her eyes, thinking that all of that was just his teeny mind creating an over-exaggeration. But as soon as they both were dropped into this bed of vines, Twilight became a believer, and most ironic of all, she pondered whether or not she wanted to ask Fluttershy for some of her own mane to use as a blanket. And whenever she'd think of that, she'd instantly regret her thoughts, and question what kind of pony she really was.
Vanilla however had other thoughts going through his mind. Twilight looked to him and saw that something did seem to be bothering him, but she learned that whenever you wanted somepony to talk to you about their problems, the best way to do it is start a conversation, and slowly lead your way into asking your question.
"Gosh Vanilla. I never thought that actually riding in a pony's mane was quite the relaxing ride. I could get use to this." she said with a smile, laying back in the huge bed of Fluttermane. Vanilla simply chuckled at the mindset of his best friend.
"Hehehe, I bet you could. I know I did." he said. "But you need to be big like the rest of your friends. Your teacher I'm sure has big plans for you too, and I'm sure she wants a BIG student to do big things." Twilight had something to work with, and decided to dig a little deeper.
"Who says I'm destined for "big things"? All I know is I'm just learning about friendship, and I think I've gotten pretty good at it. And right now I'm learning a little more about you and what it takes to be like you. And I just want to say thank you. You've taken such good care of me down here, Vanilla. I could never ask for a better friend than you." she said to him.
Vanilla could feel tears in his eyes trying to well up and start pouring out, but he did his best to hold them back, not wanting his best friend to see them. "I-It's no problem, Twilight. I-I know you'd do the same for me if I was in the same situation. Now that we're on the way to see your teacher now, she'll help you get back to where you need to be, and that's all that matters to me. You get back to the land of the giants where you belong, and leave living with the bugs to me." he said as he did his best to crack a smile.
Twilight still felt that something was a little off, but she dismissed it, not wanting to bring it up to upset him a little more. Taking full advantage of the incredible softness of Fluttershy's mane, she snuggled in and decided to take a little relaxing nap. Once Vanilla saw she was deep in her sleep, he decided to give her some space and slid down the pink vines down to the yellow, grassy meadow-like fur on Fluttershy's back. Not only did he want to leave Twilight to herself, but he also wanted to be alone as well. Lucky for him, it didn't seem like the giant they were riding on noticed of his change in placement, and thus made him seem more alone.
He began trotting along the backside of the pegasus, thinking to himself. He was so happy that he could finally get his best friend back to safety, back to her friends and family among the giants. No longer would she have to worry about being eaten, being stomped on, being ignored, or overall, just being a speck to the world.
Then again, that's how he felt he was exactly. Ever since she shrank herself, Twilight has been watched over almost like a hawk. If she tends to be misplaced, her friends are there to keep her safe. That's what he was doing as well, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he was to blame for her being in this situation in the first place. And even worse, now the fillies were now at the very same danger as well, not to mention they were nearly eaten alive at one point as well. It would've never happened if Twilight didn't want to see how Vanilla lived his horrible life.
He knew that she was just curious, but she wouldn't have been curious if he wasn't there. He felt as if they'd be better off without him being a burden to them, and nearly putting his friends in danger. But at the same time. he didn't want to be alone. These were the only friends he had in this now gigantic world, and it took a lot of luck to even get this many friends as he did. He hated being alone so much, and it reminded him of those dark days of when he was first shrunk by Hexyl. His heart couldn't bare with his conflicting feelings.
Meanwhile above, the ponies were merely trotting down Canterlot on their way to the castle. Each of them were stuck in their own conversations. Where most of the conversations were about minor stuff like Rarity still hoping to bank on a boutique somewhere here in the city, the bubbly Pinkie Pie went on and on and on about the latest pastry that was being sold at one of the shops they just passed by. She started bouncing around and thought out loud about what most of the secret ingredients were.
As she bounced, she didn't pay attention to where she was bouncing, or in what direction she was bouncing to. She eventually ended up bumping into Rainbow Dash, who in turn like a domino effect bumped right into Fluttershy. Vanilla Beam, who was sitting right by her rump, saw the huge wall of cyan fur rumbling toward the yellow mass he rested upon. He braced for impact, but it was too late.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The titanic rump collided with the other, and the impact sent Vanilla flying off his ride. Luckily for him, to lessen his impact, he grabbed a hold of the pink vines of Fluttershy's tail, and slid all the way to the stone road at the bottom. Unfortunately for him, once he landed, the jolting stop released his grip, and he hit his skull on the road, knocking him dizzy for a few moments. At the point, the vines he held onto completely slid across his body, until there was no more to be felt.
Once he came to, he looked up and saw the five multicolored, blurry mountains all stomping off into the distance, all at a fast pace. Vanilla looked in horror, and soon began to charge for them, realizing that he had got thrown overboard.
"HEY! GIRLS! WAIT! I FELL OFF! HEEEEEEEY!" he screamed and cried, but to no avail. He was in the territory of the insects, and down here, there was absolutely no help that was gonna come from the giants. They were all too distracted in scolding Pinkie for being so clumsy, that they didn't think to check if all of their passengers were still with them.
"PINKIE! FLUTTERSHY! RAINBOW DASH! HELP MEEEEEEE!" he screamed again, not paying attention to his surroundings. Now that he was on the road, he was now at the mercy of the other giants who he didn't know. One such giant was trotting in Vanilla's path. With a quick gasp and quicker reflexes, he jumped out of the way of an oncoming pillar of death.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Though the impact itself caused the shock wave of air to blast right into him and blow him back, knocking him even more dizzy. And soon, another hoof was bound to crush him. He was forced to find shelter and fast, so he galloped as fast as he could to a nearby diner's table, and dove underneath as the hooves all around him thundered to the ground, completely covering everything around him in dust.
Once in safety, Vanilla looked all around. A sign. A familiar voice. A familiar scent. Nothing. He couldn't see hide or hair of his friends. They all must have stomped away towards the castle, without even knowing of his disappearance. He tried calling out to them.
"TWILIIIIIIIGHT!....... APPLEJACK!......... RAINBOW DAAAAASH!........ RARITYYYYY!........ anypony......" he was slowly losing hope, as the tears began to build up again. "..... help me."
He had once again found himself in a vast alien world, with no one there to help him, or even hear his cries, as Vanilla Beam laid under the giant table, and began to cry, for he was now alone once more.