Moving through the smoke I open a window to clear up the smoke all the while I was coughing my lungs out. I move my body to windowsill and lay on my stomach trying to breathe again, “Why in the world would somepony… check that. How in the world did she make a piece of paper explode?” *cough* “This isn't Naruto!” I stay there as random ponies look at me what I was doing. Since I wasn’t screaming fire, they probably didn’t know what to make of me. I would glare at them or wave at them. I didn’t care. Before long a familiar voice made itself know outside the door.
*Knock*knock*” Jessica are you alright in there! I thought heard an explosion!” I saw the doorknob moved by the door remain lock. I don’t remember locking it,
“I am fine Rarity. I... Um... Just found a lit firecracker in here.” Normally I would tell the truth, but who would believe the truth this time?
*sigh*“I most apologies Jessica it would seem that you were a victim of one of Pinkie's pranks.” What! Does she do these kinds of things so often that nopony give much thought to it! That mare is defining physics and nopony cares! “Well, I'm just going to have a few words with her.”
I move to the door and open it as we made our way downstairs, “Fine, but might I ask. How can I get in contact with Princess Twilight?”
We enter a studio deeper inside the boutique, “Please, darling she prefers Twilight.”
“Right well how can I get in contact with her?”
She motions for me to stand on the stage as she moves dresses and pieces of fabric all over me. I may love dresses, but I have no idea how to make them. This is going to be interesting, “It's not so hard. Most of the time she is in her castle doing who knows what or helping out a friend.” She pauses, “And might I ask why her in particular?”
“Well you see she dropped by while I was in the hospital. And said she was going to look into something for me.”
He nods at this before resuming her work as she fits a green dress over me, “Oh, really and what might that be?”
Oh boy not again. I am not going to go through that again, “Sorry, Rarity can’t tell you.”
Her tools falter for a moment before she caught them. She stares at me widen eyed, “But why on earth not?”
“Because you will think I am crazy.”
She huffs to herself, “Jessica if you have seen what I have been through the last couple of years. You’ll would see how normal your life is.” She removes the dress form me before fitting me in a pink one with red lining.
I look at her in disbelief, “Have you not heard what happen to me this last week?”
She rolls her eyes as she adds some decorational piece for the dress, “Please, darling those were nothing compared to what I have to go through.”
Glaring I accepted her challenge, “I was chased through the wood by a timberwolf!”
“I was chased by little flying insects that wanted to eat everything in sight.”
“I was ponnynapped by diamond dogs, so they can breed me!”
“I was too ponnynapped by them and was forced to do hard labor for them.” Really? Never mind,
“I was shocked with a thousand volts of electricity!”
“I had to deal with the rudest stallion that ever walked the face of Equestria.”
What wait a minute, “Wait, how does that compare to being electrocuted into being unconscious?”
She looks away point her hoof at me, “Trust me, darling, you don’t want to know.”
“Okay fine. So you have an interesting life.” I wonder? “Hay Rarity can you tell me more about it over some tea?”
“Really? Why the sudden change in attitude dear?”
“Nothing really. I just thought that since we are going to living together, we should get to know each other better.”
“Very well. It will take a moment for the water to boil. You can wait in the lobby in the meantime.”
“Alright.” I notice that the dress I am wearing reminds me of a princess from my childhood. Smiling at her, I had to try, “Can I keep the dress?”
“No,” She quickly change me into the blue dress Exclusive gave me as I sigh in disappointment, “It’s a special order,”
“Fine,” I made my way to the lobby until the tea was done. After a while, I got tired and went to check on what was going on when I got closer to the kitchen, I start to hear whispering. “Are you sure about that?”
“Yes, but I got to go. Use protocol red box at Flutters.” It sounds like Rarity is talking with somepony. But I can’t make out who.”
“What are you…umf!”
“It's all there just read, got to go.”
“Hello?” I said entering the kitchen. I couldn't see who Rarity was talking to, but I did notice her hiding something behind her.
“Oh, Jessica the tea will be ready shortly.”
“Okay.” I eyed her suspiciously, I have no idea what happened earlier, but I am 70% sure I heard Pinkie earlier. I made my way on over to the table to wait for the te- “Wait a minute. Rarity? Why did I have to wait in the lobby for the tea when you have a table here?”
“Sorry, it slipped my mind at the time.” I don’t believe her,
How can you forget you had a table in the kitchen? Looking around I couldn’t see any signs of Pinkie, but I am sure Rarity wasn’t here alone a moment ago. Well if it was Pinkie, maybe it has something to do with the letter form earlier. I know that I should tell Rarity about what happened last night. But I really don’t want to drag her into this. After tea, we talked for a while and I have got to say. For such a small town it is a hotspot for trouble. No wonder the buildings here were already fixed by the time I woke up the next day. By the number of times, it has been destroyed. It must be a regular accordance by now. The insurance must be through the roof here, or maybe they don’t have any.
But what struck me as odd was when she started telling me who her friends are. It turns out that almost every pony I have to meet is friends with her. Well except that one pony she called Applejack I haven’t met her yet. But with my luck, it is only a matter of time. In any case, I also found out that Twilight isn’t the only princess in these lands. There are three others. Four if you count the baby princess.
Although I was a bit bewildered when she said that two of them oversaw the day and night and the other oversaw love. How the last one does her job I will never know. In any case, I can conclude that this is not a safe place to be and I am going to have to find a way out of here. But first I must take care of those changelings. I am no fighter if push comes to shove, I normally just wait for someone else to help me or go find some help. But I may not have that option here. Not to mention I have no idea who they are. So even if I get out of town. Who to say they won’t follow me and get me? Whether I like it or not, I am trapped in this town, until an opportunity presents itself. I might as well find something to do while I wait.
“Hey Rarity.”
“Yes?”
“You know how I am staying here with you and your sister and all?”
“uhum.” She drinks her tea,
“Well, I was wondering if there was something for me to do around here during my stay.”
She places her tea cup down giving me her full attention, “Please Jessica. You are a guest here. You aren’t expected to do anything for this household while you are here.”
“I get that, but I just don’t like the idea of getting a free place to stay without doing something for it.”
She sighs, “Very well if you insist. I can send you on some earns around town if you want. Or I could ask around if anypony needs help with something.”
Let’s see... working with her or someone random each day. I like the latter. I love dresses, but not so much making them, “Let’s go with the asking around town.”
“Very well then. I would show you around town, but I have a big order that needs to be filled. So, you can ask Sweetie Belle to show you around.”
“Why your little sister?”
“Would you rather have Pinkie Pie?”
Hum I am not sure? “That’s a bad thing, right?” because I don’t know her personally expect those few random times she showed. But I get the feeling that she is trouble. Like Rainbow.
“Yes.”
“Alright, then Sweetie Belle it is. If I recall they said something about cutie marks earlier?”
“Right if that’s the case you are better off heading towards their clubhouse… which you have no idea where it is.”
“How about I just go around town and start asking ponies?”
“That would be best for now.”
“Right then see you later,” I said leaving her to her work. Outside is about what you would expect from a small town. Ponies going to and from everywhere, children playing around, there is a pony looming at the road. Wait and second what? Stopping to look back at the mare in question. She had an aqua blue coat with a light grey cyan mane with white highlights and has a horn. But what she was doing wasn’t what caught my interest. It was the way she was doing it. Her body was close to the ground and when she found something of interest, she put it in her saddlebag and resume.
“Excuse me miss but what are you doing?” I asked her.
Without lifting her head, she replied: “I am looking for clues.”
Okay now I am curious, “Clues for what exactly.”
She turns to face me and said to my face with a mad look in her eyes. “Humans!”
I jumped back at the sudden invasion of space. I calmed down my breathing and trying to compose myself. How does she know about Humans? I thought most ponies thought they were made up. Wait maybe she's one of those ponies that have tried to go to the human world like Twilight said. Either way better play it safe and act like I have no idea what she is talking about.
“Sorry, but what is a human miss…”
“Lyra Heartstrings.” Oh, now I know her. Twilight said she is obsessed with humans. That explains how she knows. “And to answer your question. Humans are one of the most interesting creatures ever known!” she said looking away from me with a dreamy look in her eyes, before she snapps out of it as she looks back at me, “So you really don’t know about humans?”
You have no idea how wrong you are. “Can you enlighten me?” Might as well entertain myself,
“Sure, but I have to ask. Are you sure you never heard of humans before?” She sounds suspicious at my choice of words. It must be common myth around here. But I am sure I can get out of this.
“Nope first time really. Should I know?”
“Yes, everypony have heard of the legend of the creature on his hind legs. It’s famous,”
“Not me. I am new here. Never heard of it,” before I knew what happened she looks around to see if anypony was looking. Then her horn shined, and I was blinded by a bright flash of light then next thing I heard was somepony else complaining.
“Lyra! What are doing this time… WHY ARE YOU PONYNAPPING PONIES!”
Looking to my right. I can see a cream-colored pony with a blue mane and pink highlights, and she doesn’t look happy. Lyra went to tell the new pony of why she brought me here, but I wasn’t paying attention. The only thing on my mind was, where am I? And how do I get out of here? Slowly moving away from the pair, I started looking around for a way out of here or an open window. As I continue to search, I found that it looks like I am somepony's house. My guess this belongs to the upset mare. Nice place, but what with all the candy around here? Wait that’s a chocolate bar, an actual chocolate bar is two feet from my face. And now it’s gone, delicious. I'm sure they won’t mind. As I was licking my lips, I can see a door slightly open with light coming through. Leaning a little I can see the outside through the door. I look back at them then at the door and did this twice, before running towards the door.
Just when I was a foot outside a familiar feeling of immobility stops me and slowly, I am pulled back inside. How I forgot she was a unicorn is beyond me, but seeing as there are someponies nearby, I did the only thing somepony can do in my case. “Help! I am being held here against my will by a cra…” my cry for help was cut off by Lyra covering my mouth.
“Hehe. Don’t mind her everypony she's just being silly. That’s all. You know finding humans and all that.” I don’t know how that worked but the ponies seemed to forget the idea I am in trouble and went back to their daily business while Lyra was pulling me back inside.
Once again inside Lyra closed the door behind as the other pony came into the room.
“You are ponynapping her!” she scolded her,
“It’s nothing like that Bonbon.” She rolls her eyes at her friend, “I just have a few questions for her.”
Crossing my hooves, I stare back Lyra, “Can I be put back on my hooves please?”
However instead of saying sorry and putting me down. She turns to me with anger, “Not before I find out why you were lying to me earlier!”