It's been over six weeks since I moved to Ponyville. I was just a young stallion leaving behind his family to search for adventure. My parents cried and waved good-bye as I set out to explore all of Equestria. I wished them farewell and promised to write. I did, of course, and told them all about my adventures.
The sad thing is, I didn't have any.
You see, any pony can go and tell you about discovering themselves by travelling, but after two weeks and ony visiting Manehattan and Trottingham, I was pretty freaking exhausted. So, I gave up. I came to realize that some ponies have it in them and some don't. And clearly, I don't.
But that didn't mean I was going back to my parents, oh no, sir. After spending most of my money and getting tired of travelling, I decided to find a place where I could settle. I settled on Ponyville because there weren't that many other ponies living there and I was sure to get SOME kind of a job. In Equestria, pretty much everypony has a job.
Now, the very first time, I came to Ponyville, I immediately began to notice how strange the place realy was. I knew the famous Elements of Harmony lived there, but I had no idea about so much trouble they caused for the town. As soon as I got there, I saw a yellow pegasus with pink hair trying to guide a herd of bunnies out of the town square. I really didn't want any part of it so I tried to walk away.
And then I saw her.
Coming straight towards me, an orange earth pony in a Stetson galloped faster than I ever saw any pony gallop. I quickly got the hay out of the way as she just zipped past me.
"Yee-haw! Get along, little bunnies!" I heard the orange pony yell as she and this dog that followed her started circling around the enourmous group of rabbits. Then, the rabbits scurried out of town square as the orange pony and her dog herded them out of Ponyville, with the yellow pegasus nervously following them.
"Well, that was weird", I said out-loud to no one in particular.
But then, a grey pegaus with googly-eyes told me. "Oh, that's pretty much all that goes on here in Ponyville." She finised that sentence with a smile on her face and started flying away.
Almost instinctly, I reached my hoof over to her and said, "Wait, who was that pony that herded all those rabbits?"
The grey pegasus replied, "Oh, that was Applejack. She sometime saves the town like this. She's pretty much the most dependable pony in Ponyville!"
"Do you know where I can find her?"
"Oh, Applejack's probably at Sweet Apple Acres by now. It's right outside of Ponyville. Just follow that dirt road," she said as she pointed her hoof at a house.
I looked at this pegasus with a confusing look and said, "Um, ma'am, that's a house."
The grey pegasus looked at me and then looked at where she was pointing. "Oh," she giggled, "I mean, that dirt road." She then pointed at actual dirt road.
I walked along the dirt road for a few minutes until I cam across what looked like a farm. There was entrance with apples growing around a white arch. I saw a big red barn with several windows sticking out. I entered the farm trying to find that orange pony.
Surprisingly, it wasn't hard to find her as she was chewing hay under a tree next to me when she said, "Well, how ya do there, partner?" She got up and walked over to me and shaked my hoof with both of hers. "Ah'm Applejack. Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres!"
As she shaked my hooves and greeted me, I was almost entirely fazed out as I saw her. The gruffy but in place blonde mane, her rather compassionate green eyes, and from what I felt from the handshake, a strong and built body. She also had her mane, ironically, in a ponytail. This mare was a country girl, I could tell.
As I simply admired her, Applejack started staring at me with a cofused look on her face. "Uh, you all right, partner?"
I snapped out of my trance and shaked my head. "Oh, yes. I'm fine, ma'am. I guess I just lost my train of thought", I laughed nervously while scratching the back of my head.
"Well, no need to call me 'ma'am' there, sugarcube. The name's Applejack. What's yours?"
"Oh, I'm Wanderer. I'm new in town, I guess.
Applejack smiled and said, "Well, nice to meet ya, Wanderer! And welcome to Ponyville. Although, Ah'd look out for a pink pony if Ah were you. She has a different way of introducin' new folk to Ponyville. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure love makin' new friends!"
I was taken aback by this comment and replied, "Wait, what do you mean by 'friends'?"
She just looked at me and laughed, "Oh, why the hay not? Everypony here in Ponyville is friends with each other!"
I quietly replied, "Oh. Okay, then..."
Applejack gave me a look and said, "Y'know, you remind me of some filly who's always shy and nervous around other ponies. C'mon! Ah'll show ya around, if ya like!"
I was actually suprised. This mare who I had just met was offering to show me around without a second thought. No pony ws ever this nice where I came from.
Then, Applejack said, "And we can start right here, on Sweet Apple Acres!" If I was on a show when she said that, the camera would have zoomed out to show all the farm.
Applejack then took me around the farm to see all the apple trees in the orchard and all the places where they grew vegetables and flowers. It was really nice, and I'll tell you, Applejack was grinning the whole time. She must really love her farm and home. No wonder her cutie mark had three apples on it. No, I wasn't looking at her flank, I was just admiring her cutie mark. I think it's very nice and cute and... Nevermind!
Then, Applejack led to me the barn, where she said she wanted me to meet her family. "Everypony, this here's Wanderer, and he's new in Ponyville and Ah thought to give him a good ol' welcome from the Apple family!"
I was actually surprised by the almost immediate welcome I got. There, in that barn, was a little yellow filly with red hair, a HUGE red stallion who looked like he could kick my flank anyday, and an elderly lime-colored mare with her hair in a bun.
"Apple family, Ah'd like to introduce you to Wanderer, the newest pony in Ponyville! He decided to come over and visit Sweet Apple Acres! Isn't that kind of him, Big Macintosh?"
The stallion replied with one word, "Eeyup."
Then the old mare came over to me very VERY slowly, "Well, uh- how di do there, eh- what's your name again?"
I could tell this old pony had some trouble memorizing so I politely replied, "My name is Wanderer, ma'am."
That old mare just looked at me an asked, "Who's Wanderer?"
Finally, Applejack interuppted our conversation and said, "Oh, that's alright, Granny Smith. I'll make sure your folks are properly acquainted later." I didn't know a country girl would talk like that before.
She continued, "Anyways, this here's the Apple family and we run the farm here." She pointed to all the family members in the room. "That's Granny Smith, Big Macintosh, and sweet little Applebloom."
The little yellow and red-maned filly walked over to me and hugged my one of my front legs. "How'd ya do there?" she greeted. I was really surprised by how open and friendly these ponies were, despite just meeting me.
Finally, I said, "Hello, it's nice to meet you all. I certainly feel welcomed,"
After conversing with the Apple family, Applejack grabbed me by the hoof and said, "Well, now that you've met the family, it's time to see all of Ponyville!"
I quietly asked, "All of Ponyville?"
"You're darn tootin', all of Ponyville!" and we raced out of Sweet Apple Acres to Ponyville.
When got into the town square Applejack started showing all the stores and shops where everypony can buy anything they wanted.
"And over there's the flower shop! Well, I reckon, that's all the shops around here! Now, we outta scram before some certain pony shows up and-"
Applejack was cut by a pink smear that landed right in right in front of us. There, right in my face, was a pink pony with a bubbly mane that remind of me of cotton candy. She had the biggest grin I had ever seen in my entire life. She looked like the happiest pony that ever walked the face of Equestria.
"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie!" she shouted in a glee. "I don't know who you are, so that means you're new here and that means you're my new best friend and that means I get to do THIS!" She also talked the fastest I ever heard of anypony. Applejack just stood beside me with a face of annoyance and defeat.
Then, the pink pony, or Pinkie Pie, rolled out this contraption with an oven in it that started playing music. And then the singing began.
Welcome welcome welcome
A fine welcome to you!
Welcome welcome welcome
I say how do you do?
Welcome welcome welcome
I say hip hip hurray!
Welcome welcome welcome
To Ponyville today~~!
Then the pink pony said, "Wait for it..." and a burst of confetti from the oven hit me in the face. No later, I was doused in cake batter from the tubes. My brown mane and light blue coat were completely covered in the stuff, as was Applejack, and the pink pony.
"I can't believe I used to put the cake batter in the oven and the confetti in the confetti cannon!" Pinkie laughed with a snort. "How silly of me!" By this point, she was rolling around in the grass in laughter after licking all the cake batter off of her.
Applejack, still covered in cake batter, angrily yelled, "Dang nabbit, Pinkie! Now Ah gotta go take a bath! C'mon, Wanderer!" She, once again, pulled me by my hoof and we headed off back to the farm.
After Applejack and I took our baths, separately of course, we met up in the front of the barn.
Applejack was the first to speak and said, "Look, Ah'm mighty sorry about Pinkie Pie. She can get too excited about meeting new folk."
I smiled and said, "No, it's OK. She freaked me out at first, but I think she's kind of funny."
Applejack smiled back and said, "Yeah, you're right. She's a good friend, though. So, you got a place stay?"
I looked at Applejack in the eyes and said, "Oh, um, No, I don't."
"Well, how'd you like to stay here?"
My eyes widen as I looked back at Applejack and asked, "Wait, really?"
She smiled a huge smile and said, "Well, shoot! We always got plenty of room at Sweet Apple Acres! You're more than welcomed!"
I did feel pretty welcomed that day in Ponyville. I agreed to stay at the farm if I would help Big Mac and Applejack with some apple picking.
When I got to my room, which was in the basement of the barn, I lied down and yawned. It had been a big day. I found a place to sleep, got covered with cake batter, and possibly found the love of my life.