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// A second chapter!? 
// Story: Bucking Bronies  
// by Kiwi-Brony 
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The moments passed by as if being manipulated by Cronos to be extra painfully slow.  I would occasionally cast a glance at Twilight and she to me. Many times there was an opening of a mouth but words failed to come. It was really rather awkward to say the least. 
Finally I stood up, took her empty cup and walked to the kitchen. I stood at the bench and stared out the window. My breakfast dishes stayed in the sink and they were enjoying the new found companionship of the cups. 
I heard soft steps come from behind me and I turned around, Twilight had followed me.
"You know there are other places to stand other than right behind me."
". . ." She just stared at me
"What?" I said starring back
"It is an awful lot to take in you know, being taken from my world to this one."
"True. . .and it is an awful lot to take in when two brightly coloured ponies drop in out of nowhere."

She stayed quiet and looked at me some more before starting to examine the kitchen. Nothing too spectacular aside from a sort of yellow green colour. The cupboards were really just blocks of wood with a little knob on them to help with grip and the bench was a fake sort of marble stained from years of spills. She moved around the timber floor and looked at everything in greater detail. 
"Everything is so big. . ."
"It is actually rather small to us humans."  This is the first time I actually started to notice the pony's size.  Her head came up to my belly so I assumed she was 4 feet, perhaps a little taller.  
She looked back into the lounge, a bigger room, it easily fit in two couches a large T.V. and a computer desk. I actually moved some things around to hide the massive black stain that had befallen our brown carpet. . .would you believe it used to be white?
"C-Can I see more?"
"More?" I looked at her "More what?"
"Of the house. . .I've never been in a human dwelling before. This would make for an excellent report  to Princess Celes-" She cut herself off, her eyes grew to the size of dinner plates. . .which was really freaking me out, I was sure she had an annurism or something.

"Errr. . .T-Twilight. . ." I waved my hand in front of her eyes "You ok? did you forget to take your anti-freaky pills?"
"The Princess!" She shouted suddenly making me fall back on my ass.
"Ow. . ." I rubbed my side.
"Oh my gosh! The princess doesn't know where I am. . ."
I stood and tried my best to calm Twilight down, but she wasn't listening to me, so I went to a cupboard and started to look for a cup.
". . .Neither does Spike. . .oh I hope he feeds Owloucious. . .but the Princess, she needs to know where I am. . .BUT HOW!"
Twilight started to shake "Ahhh all my friends are missing too! This is just too much. . .What am going to do. . .WHAT AM I GOI-" Her train of thought interupted by a cup of water being tipped over her, she managed to calm down. . .for all of two seconds.
"WHAT THE HAY WAS THAT FOR!?" 
"You were getting all. . .Hysetrical."
"Thats no reason to douse me in water!"
"It is the perfect reason to douse you in water."
She tried to splutter other things at me but I ignored her "You wana get a towel so you can dry off?"
She glared at me then gave a defeated sigh "Fine. . ."
I passed through the lounge and got to the hall way. I walked about halfway down and opened a linen cupboard, grabed a towl and threw it at her.
It landed on her head, and using her magic she started to dry herself off.
"You think you can hang on to rational thought for awhile?"
She nodded "Sorry"
I shrugged "You have every right to worry, I just don't like it."
"What? Why?"
"It's a thing I used to do. . .and worry just lead to trouble, I prolonged the inevitable because I worried about the outcome and when it finally caught up, it crashed a whole lot harder than it should of."
"Prolong the inevitable?"
"It's a long story and I am the definition of lazy" I shrugged "So lets get this wonderful household tour underway shall we?"
I showed her around the house, all of it was familiar to her in some way or another, bathroom, bedroom and even toilet. . .it took most of my will power to NOT figure out how the ponies actually managed to use it.
I finally managed to get rid of the vulgar thought and carried on to the lounge
"You already know about the lounge and kitchen." 
She nodded "Yes, I am particualary familiar with this carpet." A chuckle left her mouth that made me smile.
I paused for a second taking in a sort of warmth growing inside me, it felt nice. But at the same time it was odd. It felt like  I had been depressed for months then all of a sudden woke up. 
Witchcraft! How could she so easily penatrate my emotional barriers so quickly, I never showed my true self to anyone until I knew them properly and that could take months, years even. Yet here I am smiling and feeling all fuzzy on the inside. Only two others were able to bring my walls down so easily.
I stared a hole into the back of her head, my eyes narrowed. How did she do it!?
"Something wrong with my mane?" She asked. Gah! She caught me off guard.
"A bit frizzy after being dried you know." Smooth. . .right now play it cool.
"Right, you ok?"
Damn! Alright no need to panic, just get a hold of yourself and you'll be fine. 
I coughed and cleared my throat "I'm fine. . .just letting the day seep in is all."
That could be it, I could be tired.
"Oh, ok." She looked at me, a brow raised.
As uncomfortable as it was I found a way around it "Tell me about your friends eh. . .we will have to go looking for them sooner or later."
She went stiff, remembering her friends were lost. Obviously it was scary enough to be thrown around realms but to be isolated from your friends as well, you could almost call it a nightmare.
"I'll make some tea first then." I walked away and prepared the tea, after five minutes I had returned and when I entered the room, the cup was taken by a purple glow. Twilight had sat on the couch again.
A moment passed in silence. 
"Their names are Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rainbow Dash. You have met Pinkie"
"I have. . ." I was still not sure that was a good thing, in fact I wondered where she was. I didn't like not knowing where she was.
"Rarity. . .she is very prim and proper if you know what I mean, a sort of fashionista, as she calls herself, loves to design dresses and wear the latest fashion from Canterlot. But she is a very, very generous pony, giving a lot to her friends and community."
"I assume your going to give me basic info?"
She nodded "I feel it will do them injustice. . .they are so much more than. . ."
"I understand. . .please continue."
She smiled a little "There is Fluttershy, one of the most graceful ponies I have ever met, also the kindest. No matter who you are, she will always be there for you. . .although it may take her awhile to stop mumbling, she is pretty. . ."
". . .Shy?"
She chuckled "Obvious?"
"It is when you have a personality trait in your name."
"Applejack" She continued "She is a stubborn mare, hard working and not one to let a challenge slip by without giving it a go. She is very honest and will never tell a lie even if it was to benefit herself."
"And then we have Rainbow Dash, athletic, fast and headstrong. She is the fastest flier in Equestria and has preformed a sonic rainboom twice. She is the loyalest of ponies and will quote 'never leave her friends hanging' unquote."
I nodded "Those sound like some great friends" I tried to resist but a small smile found it's way on to my face.
"They are the best" She grinned
"What about Pinkie and yourself?"
"Well Pinkie Pie is just Pinkie Pie.  A good friend and will do anything for a party, celebrates anything too. Likes to make people laugh. . .as for myself I am the student of Princess Celestia herself but other than that I am just plain."
"Why is it I don't believe that." 
"What?" 
"Well your a student to a Princess, and I don't know why but the star on your ass must mean something." I pointed at her rear and she followed 
"You mean my cutie mark?"
"Your what now?"
"My cutie mark, it symbolises my special talent, it is the same with every pony."
"So whats your special talent?"
She gave a proud smile "It's magic."
"Magic?"
She nodded enthusiasticly and then her horn glowed, several objects in the room took to the air and started to rotate around the two of us. I was impressed. It was then I noticed the purple glow engulf me and I took to the air.
"Err Twilight. . ." 
She was far to occupied concentrating to notice I started to float.
"Hey Twilight can you put me down, this is freaking me out a little."
I just started to spin around as I went along. 
"TWILIGHT!" I shouted, as soon as I did I regretted it as i was flung across the room into the wall, I landed in a heap and the room spun around violently.
"GAH!" Twilight sprung to her hooves and dashed over to me "Are you alright!?"
I groaned in pain as I sat up. "Hey Twilight did you make clones of yourself with magic. . ."
"Errr. . .no"
"Oh. Well I think a neck brace and some medical professionals may be in order. . .a bandaid would be nice"
She nodded and then bolted for the door. Before I could even say a word I felt darkness overtake the world and I landed on the carpet.
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I woke up in my bedroom, the curtains drawn but the setting sun managed to illuminate through them. I put my hand on my head and groaned in pain. The sun may be leaving but the summer heat had lingured and made my room stuffy and suffocating. I sat up and looked around. No one but myself in the room and no ponies either. . .my thoughts started to track back to what happend, something about Twilight Sparkle from that stupid show that Chris watches. . .something about her friends and her special talent, then glowy purpley mist that threw me into a wall. 
I stood up on shaky legs and made my way to the door. Obviously what had transpired was a dream. . .only a dream. Did I fall in the shower and knock myself unconscious, did I fall down  the stairs, did I hit my head against an open cupboard. . .again? 
I opened my door and shielded my eyes from the light, damn it was way to bright. I closed my eyes and shook my head, only making my headache worse. When I opened my eyes I saw a Pink Pony grinning up at me.
"HI!"
I slammed the door and pressed my back against it, a cold sweat had gripped my body and then everything returned to me in a single painful vision.
"Shit. . .it wasn't a dream."
I sighed and hung my head, then gripped it as a ripple of pain went through it.
After five minutes of internal debate about wether I should open the door or not, which very narrowly passed a 'yay' vote. I grabbed the handle and pulled it down. I peeked out of the crack and noticed that there were now two ponies and three humans standing in the hallway.
"Tom!" Chris shouted happily.
"H-Hey." I stammered trying to get my bearings straight, a few times my legs almost buckled but I held on to the door way to stop that from happening.
"Good to see your up and about." Micheal chimed in 
"Yea we were really worried!" Sara said pulling me into a tight suffocating hug. 
The lack of oxygen almost made me pass out again, if it were not for the carefully  timed  pull from Micheal I may have.
I gasped for air as soon as she let me go. Letting every breath roll into my lungs. I soon got control of my breathing. 
Pinkie had a grin on her face a mile wide, Twilight on the other hand turned away from me. She looked down and avoided any contact with me.
"What happend?" I asked looking between the group.
"We. . .err don't know" Chris gave a quick glance over to Twilight she seemed to just avoid eye contact and her gaze decended lower.
"What do you remember?" Micheal asked
"Well assuming I am not having a nightmare, the last thing I remember is being flung into a wall."
This made Twilight cringe
"I believe that Twilight was showing me her magic, to explain her special talent." 
"Oh you pointed out her cutie mark." Chris said with a smile
"Yea. . .I guess I did, I just wish it wasn't on thier ass, I have never stared so long at a horses ass before."
Sara and Chris laughed a little and Micheal just smiled.
"You ok Twilight?" I said addressing the purple pony
"M-Me?"
I nodded
"I-I'm fine, it is you that we need to worry about." 
I just shrugged my shoulders "Pffft I'm a Kiwi I'll live." 
"Kiwi? You don't look like a fruit, besides I thought you said you were a human!" Pinkie chirrped a look of confusion on her face.
"No. . .no Kiwi is a slang term for New Zealander, named after our national bird. It has become a national identity" I said trying to explain as best I could.
"New Zealand?" Pinkie began "Where is old Zealand?" 
"Why does eveyone ask that?" I said looking at Chris and Micheal. I sighed and looked at the Pink pony
"Zeeland is in the Neatherlands." Sara said before I could say a word. "I went there with daddy on holiday after coming to New Zealand."
"I don't remember going to the Neatherlands." Micheal said scratching his head
Chris gave him a whack around the head "She was talking about her father!"
"Ooooh" 
I put a palm to my face and shook my head. I noticed the two ponies watched the ordeal with confusion. 
"How about I show you?"
"Show us?" Twilight asked "How?"
I grinned "Come with me." 
I walked slowly to the lounge the head injury making me wobble a little but I eventually made it to the computer desk and turned it on. It hummed to life and the moniter flashed to life, 2 profiles poped up, mine with the Assassins Creed logo as a profile picture and Micheals with a Fluttershy picture. 
I logged on to my account and clicked the Mozilla Firefox button. 
"What is this, it's not like the 'T.V.'" Twilight mentioned
"No, this is a computer. It is a machine that unlike a T.V. produces, stores and projects data." I clicked the top of the Mozilla window and type in 'Wikipedia.org' choose the English language. The two ponies were in awe.
"Whats that?" Pinkie asked, she unusally sedated.
"This is the Internet. . .world wide web. . .net. . .interwebs." 
Twilight leaned in closer to the screen. "What does it do?"
"A lot of things, but it is primarily used to share and produce content the entire world can see."
"The whole wide world?" Pinkie said excitement starting to fill her voice.
I nodded and smiled a little bit "Millions if not Billions of voices and opinions shared on site after site." I cleared my throat "That isn't to say that the internet is all fun and friendly, some sites and people out there can be hideous monsters."
They stared at me. 
"But we avoid those sites eh Tom." Chris said looking between the ponies and myself
"I. . .try." I said with a Shrug "Though Micheal is worse than me."
"Oi! I'm not that bad."
I decided against saying anything else and began my search for Zeeland. It brought up the information and moved aside to let the Ponies read.
Pinky soon got bored and left trotting away to the Kitchen. But Twilight pressed her face against the screen.
"All this information in one place. . ." 
Chris let out a chuckle while I raised a brow "Uhh yeah. . .I assume you have nothing  like  this where you are from?"
She shook her head. "How do you manipulate the machine?" 
I blinked and then gave her a brief tutorial. I then gave her the chair and she climbed on it.   It spun a little making it difficult for her to get on. Finally she managed it and stared at the machine in front of her. 
Chris pulled me  to the side a huge grin on his face. "Man this is so awesome!"
"It is?" I said looking between Chris and Twilight, she was using the tip of her hoof to press the keys and though it was a slow process but she managed to get what she wanted.
"Yea! Twilight is a huge book worm and you just gave her the key to human history and philosophy. This is going to be so adorable to watch!" I could of sworn that he squealed. 
"Is that such a good thing?" He stopped smiling and he looked at me 
"What are you talking about."
"Humans aren't very. . .well good when compared to this." I pointed at Pinkie Pie who was balancing a orange on her nose while she stood on her hind legs. Then I looked at Twilight who looked up the word 'Pony'.
"Humans ride ponies?" Twilight asked no-one in particular. Pinkie joined her side and stared at the picture. 
Chris looked at me and coughed "Y-Yea. . .we do."
"Why?"
Chris struggled to find words to explain and try as he might he couldn't get it out.
"They are a lesser spieces, we use them as tools." I finally said. Chris's jaw dropped.
"W-What he means to say. . ."
". . .is that they are not the only spiecies we use like that."
Chris looked like he was about to hit me. I inched away from him just in case.
"B-But what about their feelings?" Twilight asked, she looked a little scared
"They lack the sentience to really show emotions other than fear, pain, anger and maybe joy." I shrugged "That isn't to say they aren't cared for or unloved. Many owners of animals care for them and act as if they are part of the family. Humans tend to project on other creatures."
I put a hand to my head, it actually hurt to think so hard. 
"Your not planning to ride on us are you?" Twilight asked 
"Well you do owe me for flinging me into a wall, and I don't think I can walk properly for a while." I said with sly smirk.
Twilight eeped and blushed a little. Pinkie grinned "Can I ride you too!? It sounds like fun!"
My brain malfunctioned due to the innocent induendo. 
Chris clapped his hands and smiled. Things were going better then he thought.
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A few hours passed by it was about nine o'clock when I looked on the computer I had been knocked out for almost seven freaking hours. Twilight had looked other things up, including humans. She was having a ball with the internet. Pinkie sometimes looked over Twilight's shoulder and suggested some things to look up, like cupckaes or muffins. I noticed Chris turn a little pale when Pinkie mentioned cupcakes, much to my confusion.
"So what happend?" I asked 
They all looked at me. "You know I was flung into a wall. . .I probably have a concussion. . .in fact why am I not in a hospital?"
Chris answered first. "Micheal, Sara and I discussed it and at present we want the ponies to stay here."
"Great, put my well being at risk for ponies."
"Of course." Chris grinned "As for the wall flinging, you'll have to ask Twilight."
My attention fell on her and she shifted uncomfortably on the chair. "I. . .I couldn't feel your essence."
"Excuse me?"
"Back in Equestria, all ponies have a sort of magic around them, I can manipulate both inanimate objects and ponies by the feel of thier essence." 
She continued "But here I can feel Pinkie but thats it, Humans don't seem to have the same essence as ponies, in fact none at all."
"So I was mistaken for a cup?"
"In a manner of speaking" Twilight said with a sheepish grin. 
I remembered back to the smashed cup when Pinkie. . .startled me. . .was this karma being a bitch? I don't know but if I was alive it would only serve to make me stronger.
Pinkie started to examine the computer "So does all this thing do is bring up some boring information?"
Chris shook his head "No it can also play videos, music and games."
"WOW!" Pinkie screeched "Can you play some music now!?" 
Chris happily shook his head and Twilight got of the chair to let him on. She looked kinda down. 
"I wasn't finished. . ."
"Why didn't you say something?" I asked
"I didn't think it was my place to."
Chris opened a new tab and brought up Youtube. He and Pinkie got discusing to what type of songs they should play. 
"So where did they go?" I said looking at Twilight
"Shopping for party supplies, I am surprised that Pinkie wasn't caught or anything."
"Yes she does not camoflauge well with our world."
"Toooooom." Chris whinned
"What?"
"I don't know what song to play."
I racked my brain trying to think of a song. . .then insperation "Thiller"
"Oh!" Chris exclaimed "Glee or MJ?"
"MJ of course."
He nodded and entered Thriller into Youtube. Found the video and clicked it.
It took a few seconds to play but it slowly began it's intro. Then the speakers erupted into that feel good beat. Micheal and Sarah came down from their room hearing the song.
Twilight and Pinkie found their heads bobing to the beat. Soon enough both ponies and humans were taken by the beat and proceeded to dance (lamely). In this premature dance off, Pinkie took the lead with an exact replica to MJ's dance. Her hooves raised to the left and right, she spun shaking her hooves. We all stopped to watch her move, it was kinda freaky how accurate her moves were. 
The song finished and we started to clap 
"Pinkie Pie that was really good!" Twilight grinned 
Micheal Sara and Chris both agreed and shared their congratulations.
"How did you do that?" I asked 
"I moved my hooves silly!" Pinkie beamed at me.
The others laughed as I put my face in my palm.
Twilights chuckled was interupted by a rumble in her stomach. With a blush "Do you have something I could eat?"
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The three 'Bronies' jumped at the chance to cook for the ponies. They charged the kitchen to make some sort of sandwhich.
"So what do ponies eat. . .I assume your a herbivour." I said sitting on the couch
Twilight smiled "We are. But I guess since we use eggs that would make us a sort of Omnivore"
"Wait Ponies eat eggs?"
She nodded "We make cakes and the like. We of course ask the Chickens for unfertilised eggs."
"Strange." I then shrugged "I can't say much, I bet we humans are strange to you."
She nodded a little then she smiled "At least I can learn about you." She then put a hoof to her mouth "I just wish I had my lab equipment."
Pinkie jump in between us her belly on the back of the couch. "YEA! That stuffs fun!" She slipped forward and rolled on the floor her hoove flailing in the air. 
I laughed a little, then I was struck by a dizy spell. Putting my hand to my head I let it pass and then sighed.
"You going to be ok?" Twilight asked 
I smiled "I will be fine, we have a saying here. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
Twilight was about to say something but Sara rushed in and turned on the T.V. 
"Whats going on?" Sarah didn't answer me but flicked through the channels as fast as she could. Finally she reached what she wanted. The six o'clock news.
I was about to say something when I noticed Sara starring at the T.V. Chris and Micheal had followed her in and also stared. I turned to see a look of horror on Twilights face, even Pinkie was quiet. 
It was then I glanced at the T.V. In the back of a truck in a cage were two brightly coloured ponies one with a pink mane with a soft yellow coat and the other was a blinding  white  with a purple mane.
"What the hell. . ." 
The yellow pony had covered herself up trying to hide from the attention. Her hooves covered her head and she was in the corner shaking like a leaf. The white pony was trying to shield the yellow pony from the eyes of the world. But every so often struck a pose.
"F-Fluttershy? Rarity?" Twilight spoke finally able to find her tounge.  She then ran up to the T.V. and pressed her face against it.

"FLUTTERSHY! RARITY!" Tears formed in her eyes. Pinkie soon joined Twilights side and shouted their names at the unresponsive screen. The picture turned to a anchor man and Twilight backed up.
"No no no no NO!" Twilight screamed her horn glowing "Bring them back!"
I wasted no time and then picked up Twilight, remarkably light for a pony. 
"Calm down!"
"NO! They have my friends in a cage!" she squirmed her concentration being used to try and escape.
Pinkie joined the fray and tried to make me let go shouting at me. 
"Help would be appreciated ANYTIME!" I shouted to the other humans standing there. Micheal grabbed hold of Pinkie who had bitten down on my leg. She kicked against him.
"You'll never take me alive! NEVER!" Pinkie flailed around trying to hurt Micheal. 
"Chris! How do you calm these crazy bitches down!?" Twilight bit into my arm "OW. You fucker!"
Chris ran to the computer and brought up some websites I didn't recognise, nor could I, Twilight was literaly trying to chew my arm off.  
"Twilight Sparkle!" A mature womans voiced boomed
She instantly stopped what she was doing "P-Princess Celestia!?"
"Sorry Twilight. . .that was a clip of her." Chris said closing the tab. "We needed you to calm down, you were going a little crazy on us." He smiled warmly
A little!? I screamed in my mind. Twilight looked down and wiggled a little, I put her down and looked at my arm, she hadn't broke the skin but damn it was going to bruise.
"H-help!" Micheal had let go of Pinkie and she ran into the corner. She had somehow managed to grab a tray of cupcakes and chuck them at Micheal.
"They are only cupcakes. . ." I said moving forward 
"I-I don't trust them!" He said backing away from the pink pony as if she would eat him.
"What the hell is wrong with you." A cupcake bounced of my head and I blinked.
Twilight walked up to Pinkie and they had a few short words. Finally Pinkie let go of the cupcake in her hoof and slumped.
Twilight muttered something under her breath then she cleared her throat. 
"Sorry about. . .losing it." 
I shrugged while the others smiled and said something along the lines of, it's ok.
"Now if you can excuse us. . .we are going to save our friends!"

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