‘I feel so cold, am I dead? Should I opened my eyes to see?’
Lying in the snow, on his back was a blue pony. He had only one question, was he dead.
“Screw it.” He opened his eyes and the first he saw was snow falling down on his face. “Huh, I didn’t think it would snow in hell.” He decided to sit up he then took a look around. “Where the hell am I? Did that blast send me to Fichina?” He rubbed his head. “No, that’s not possible. Think Falco, think.” He did and… “I got nothing.” He rubbed his face with both hands, he then shouted out. “WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?”
He then felt something wrong with his face. “Where’s my beak?” He touched his ‘nose’ and found out that his beak was gone. “What the hell? What happened to my beak?” He asked himself. “Do I have a ‘normal’ nose?” He look down and he did. He then decided to touch his head to fell if he had ears, he did. “What the fuck.” He then look at this ass. “I have tail. What the… am I horse? Pony? Too much information.” He rubbed his head again. “Don’t panic Falco, that’s not going to solve anything.” He then felt a gust of cold wind hitting his back. “I better find a city and get the hell out of this cold.” He stood up and looked around to see if he could see civilization, in the distance he could see buildings. “Let’s hope their friendly.” He started to walk.
Falco eventually manged to find a city. “Manehattan.” It stood on a sign. “It’s official, I am not in Lylat anymore.” He looked at the city. “Let’s hope there someone who can tell me where the hell I am.” He started to walk towards the city.
When he finally reached the city, it was dark. He looked at the sun go down and it looked like the sun stopped for a moment. “What the hell? Does someone control the sun and mon?” He rubbed his head with both hands. “No Falco, that’s not possible.” He decided to ignore it for now and explore the city.
As he walked through the city, he notice there was no one outside. “Man, where did everyone go? It feels like there a crime wave or something.”
Falco was about to walk when he heard something in alleyway, he went to investigate. When he arrived, he something that made his blood boiled, he saw a stallion trying to rape a mare. He couldn’t see what they looked like considering it was too dark.
“Come one bade, don’t you want to have fun?” Said the stallion in a sleazy voice, the pore mare had her back against the wall, and she was terrified. “I don’t want to. Please, just let me go.”
Falco want only thing now, and that’s to beat the living daylight out of that stallion. “I guess there assholes in this world.” He told himself. He then walked towards them. “Hey, get away from her you asshole.” He told the stallion.
Both ponies looked at the newcomer. “Beat it pal, I am just having a little fun.”
“Fun? You are scaring her, and I don’t considering that fun. Now, beat it or I make you.” Falco told the stallion as he stopped just a few meters from them.
That made the stallion laugh. “You’re going to make me?” The stallion walked over to Falco, so they were face to face. “I’ll like to see you try.”
Falco just smiled. “Oh, I will. But I am going to let you take the first punch.” He stepped back a little, he then closed his eyes, leaned his forward a little and pointed at his right check. “Right here.”
The stallion and the mare looked at the new pony as he had gone made, eventually the perverted stallion smiled. “I am going to enjoy this.” He got ready a fist and then he swung with all his might, but nothing happened. The new pony didn’t even flinch.
Falco opened his eyes. “That’s it? it felt like a mosquito bite a woman could slap hared then that. This is how you throw a punch.” Before the stallion could react, Falco punch his so hard that he went down right away. The stallion was knock out. “And that is how you throw a punch.” Falco looked down on the unconscious stallion. “I guess you didn’t catch that.” He then looked at the mare, who was still scared. “You ok miss?” She managed to nod. “Good, see you around.” Falco turned around and started to walk.
The mare wasn’t sure what just happened, one minute she was almost rape by a stallion and then another stallion saved her. One thing was sure, she wanted to know why he saved her. “Wait.” The stallion stopped and turned around. “Why did you do it?”
“Why did I do what?” He asked her.
“Save me, why did you save me?”
He blinked a few times. “You needed help, so I help, nothing more.”
“Nothing more? Most ponies don’t give a dame about when a mare is getting rape, so what makes you so different?”
“What should I do? Just walk by and ignore the whole thing? Hell no, I don’t do that, when I someone in trouble I help. It’s that easy.”
The mare wasn’t sure if she heard right, she had never come across a stallion who wants to help before. Maybe it’s common in others city and towns in Equestria, but not in Manehattan.
“What’s your name?” She asked him.
“Falco Lombardi.”
She got off the wall and walked to him. “Well, Falco Lombardi, as thanks for saving me, let me give you a place to stay for the night.”
Falco raised an eye brown when he heard that. “Just like that?” The mare nodded. “How do you know I won’t do anything to you when you are sleeping?”
“I don’t but something tells me that you are a nice pony, otherwise you didn’t save me.”
Falco was pondering, wondering if he should take her offer, he didn’t have any other option. “Alright, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
“Great, follow me.” The mare started to walk down the street and it was then Falco could for the first time see what she looked like, she was earth pony with an off white coat and her hair/tail had two tone blue in them.
He followed her. “I didn’t get your name.”
“My name is Coco Pommel.”
When they finally arrived at her apartment, Falco saw that it wasn’t anything special. The living room and kitchen was one, a sofa and table. A couple of books in bookcase, light. It was an ordinary apartment.
“Let me make something, something tells me your hungry.”
She wasn’t wrong about that, Falco was hungry. “Yeah, you do that.” She went into the kitchen while Falco sat down on the couch, he buried his face into his hands. ‘What a day, I died and now I am a pony in a different world. Well, at least I am not dead.’ He leaned against sofa back. ‘I wonder if the others are alive.’ He let out a sigh. ‘I really hope so.’ He then closed his eyes.
“Um, Falco?” Coco tap his shoulder to try and wake him up.
Falco’s eyes opened. “What?” he then rubbed his eyes. “I guess I fell asleep.”
“Yes, you did. I just wanted to tell you that the food is ready.”
“Just give me a minute.” Coco nodded and then head to the kitchen. Falco stood up and stretched his body, he could fell some of his joint pop into place. “Dame, that felt good.” He went onto the kitchen.
When he arrived at kitchen, he could see Coco eating a sandwich. “Sorry, I am not a good cock.”
Falco just sat down. “Don’t worry, I have eaten worse things than a sandwich.” That made Coco’s eyes widen. “Sorry, I not sure why I said that. Guess is been a long day.” He took a sandwich and started to eat. “Hey, this isn’t bad.”
Coco smiled when he said that. “Thanks, it’s just butter and flowers.”
Falco almost choked when Coco said flowers. ‘I'm eating flowers, what the hell?’ He then looked at himself. ‘I guess I am REALLY a pony.’ He just shrugged it off and continued eating.
Coco saw that something was wrong. “What’s the matter? Is food bad?”
Falco shocked his head. “Nothing is wrong, I am just surprised that’s all.”
Coco was now confused. “Surprised? Why?”
“Trust me, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
Coco decided not to ask, she decided to ask another question. “So, where are you from?”
“Corneria.” Coco tilted her head to the side in confusion. “As I just said, you wouldn’t believe me.”
She place her sandwich on the plate. “This is just stupide you aren’t given me a straight answer, why?”
“Do you real want to know where I am from?” She nodded. “You might think I am crazy.”
“Tell me your story and we’ll see.”
Falco had to give it to her, she had guts. “Alright.” Stopped eating to tell his story. “My name is Falco Lombardi. I am 37 years old and I was born on a planted call Corneria, I never knew my parents, considering I was found as little child on the door step on a orphanages.” Coco gasped when she heard that. “I know, don’t make a big deal out of it, I don’t.” She wanted to say something but decided not to. “When I was old enough, I enlisted to Corneria air force, I become one of their top pilots. When I was nineteen, I joined a mercenary group called Star Fox with my friends Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad and Peppy Hare and we have save my world at least four times and before you ask, yes. I have killed before because in my world it’s kill or be killed. When it’s comes to how I got here, I have no idea. I was on a mission and something went wrong, I was killed and then I woke up not far from this city in the snow.” He started to eat again. “I was also a bird before I became a pony.”
Coco tried to comprehend what Falco just said, if he was telling the truth then she was talking to ‘bird’ from another world or, a pony with a wild imagination, or he’s crazy. He didn’t seem like he was lying. “Let me get this right, you were a ‘bird’ from a planet called Corneria that apparently are extremely violent, you were a mercenary, you were killed on a mission and ended up here in Equestria as a pony. Did I get it right?”
Falco nodded. “Pretty much.”
Coco started to rub her tempest. “Do you have any idea how crazy that sounds.”
“From your perspective, yes. From mine, not so much.” Coco couldn’t help but stare at him after the answer she got. “Hey, you want to know where I am from and I told you the truth.”
“Your truth is absurd it sounds like you are an alien.” Falco didn’t answer, he just keep eating. Coco let out a frustrating sighed. “Look, it’s not I believe you it’s just hard to swallow it all.”
“No, it’s not, you just swallow it and you’re done.” That made Coco laugh a little. “Look, I don’t expect you to believe me, you may think that I am crazy, but I told you the truth.”
Coco just looked at this pony that claimed he was from another world and was turned into a pony, she still didn’t believe but at the same time, she was pretty sure he wasn’t lying.
“Alright, let’s say that I believe you, you are taking this hole turning into a pony very good. I would have freaked out if I had been turned into a bird.”
“What should I do? Run around screaming like crazy? Sometimes you have to accepted what’s happened to you even if you don’t like it or not.” He had a pointed there, a weird pointed but a pointed. “Enough of about me, what about you Coco Pommel. Who are you and what do you do for a living?”
Coco was a little surprise that he asked. “Me? I no one special.” She said with a blush on her face.
“Nonsense, have told you mine story, you should tell yours.”
“I guess it’s fair, you have told me your story.” She took a deep breath. “My name is Coco, but you already know that, I am twenty five years old, I was born here in Manehattan and I have lived here all my life, my parents live on the other side of the town, I work for a fashion designer named Suri Polomare.” She said that last part with some annoyance in her voice, Falco noticed that.
“Is there something wrong working for her?” He asked her.
“You can say that she is a difficult boss to work for.”
“Then why don’t you quit?”
“I wish I could, but there aren’t many ponies in Manehattan that would hired me, Suri did.” She said with some frustration in her voice.
Falco put up both hands. “Alright, take it easy I was just asking. What do you for her?”
“Suri create the designed while I make them.”
Falco wasn’t sure if he hurt right. “Hold on, are you telling me that a fashion designer can’t make her own dresses?” Coco nodded. “Is that right? Is that way it work?”
“Normally, no. She is good at make the designed but terrible at making them.” She looked down at the table with sadness. “My special talent is that I make dresses, but I have absolutely no talent in designing a dress.” Then she started to cry a little.
Falco felt bad for her. “Hey, I didn’t mean to make you cry.”
She wipe away some tears. “Don’t worry about.” She then stood up. “I’m going to wash the up.” She took the plates from the table and walked over to the sink.
Falco wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what. Truth be told, he suck at comforting others. When he tried, he always said the wrong thing and that usually ended up with him getting punched in the face so eventually he gave it up. He decided to go the living room.
When he arrived, he notice that she had a heater. “Where did that come from?” He walked over to it and felt the heat from it. “Well, at least it won’t get cold in here.” He then looked out the window and saw that it have gotten dark. He then sat down on the couch, waiting.
It didn’t take long before Coco entered the living room. “I’m just going to fetch a blanket and a pillow.” Falco watch her disappeared into another room, probably her own room. She came back with a blanket and a pillow. “You have to sleep on the couch, since I haven’t a spare room.” She handed him the blanket and pillow.
Falco took them both. “Don’t worry, I have sleep on worst thing then a couch.”
“Well, good night.” Coco left again leaving Falco alone. ‘What was that about?’ He thought as he watch her go. She entered her room and locked her door. ‘I guess she is being cautious.’ He then decided to get comfortable on the couch.
Falco had no idea how long he had been awake he just lay on the couch staring up at the celling. ‘I wonder what happened to the gang, are they alive like me?’ He let out a heavy sighed. ‘I really hope so.’ He then thought about their leader. ‘Man, I hope that Fox don’t blame himself for happened, I don’t blame him. He couldn’t have known about that trap those bastards had laid out.’ He let out a yawn. ‘I can think about this another time.’ He then fell asleep.
Falco woke up the next morning when the sun shined straight into his face. “Stupide sun.” He covered his face with the blanket to try and go back to sleep. Then Coco stepped out of her room and entered the bathroom, she then started to take a shower. Falco moved the blanket away from his face. “I am not going to get anymore sleep, that’s for sure.” He sat up and stretched his upper body, he could feel some of his jointed pop into place. He then looked around and then at his own body. “Great, I guess it wasn’t dream, I am really a pony now.” He just lay back in the couch letting out a frustrating sighed.
He just looked at the ceiling, wondering what to do next. Should he look for the others? Were they even alive? If they were alive, were they even here in Equestria? So many questions no answers.
He then heard a door open and he saw Coco walked out from the bathroom, wearing a towel around her waist. He could see that she had a nice figure and D cup breast, Falco could just say one thing. “Hot damn.” He slapped both hands when he said that, hoping that she didn’t hear him.
He watch as she walked into her bedroom. He then decided to take sniff at himself, he almost gagged when he smelled the stench. “I hope it’s ok for her that I use the shower, I could use a cold one.” He got up and walked to the bathroom to take a shower.
After the shower, Falco just stood in front of and started into it. He could see was a pony with light blue fur, his hair had a darker blur colour and he was red around his eyes, it was like looking into a stranger’s eyes. He knew that it was him, but still. He let out sighed. “I guess this is my life now.” He decided to get dress and see if he could get some breakfast.
When he entered the kitchen, he could see that Coco had already started to eat. “Hey.” She looked at him. “Look, I am sorry about yesterday, I didn’t mean to upset you.”
She just gave him a smile. “Don’t worry about it.” He didn’t believe her but decided to talk about anymore. “There’s cereal, if you are hungry.” Falco wasn’t about to say no to food.
He grabbed himself a bowl, help himself with some cereal, sat down and started to eat. After some silence, Falco decided to ask Coco something. “So, I guess I have to leave.”
She raised an eye brown. “Why do you have to leave?”
“You said that I could only stay one night.”
“About that.” She stopped eating. “I guess I can’t just ‘kick’ you out in the cold, you can stay until you have enough money to buy your own place.”
Falco was a little surprise. “Really?” Coco nodded. “Well, thanks. I promise that I will not be a burden, I will get a job and earn…” He had no idea what the currency was in this place. “…whatever you use a money.”
“Bits, we use bits.” Not the worst thing he could think up.
After breakfast, Coco had to go to work while Falco decided to see if he could find some work.
“And that’s where I ended up.”
I had listen to Falco story and I had to wonder how he ended up her in the first place. “Did you ever meet Coco’s boss?” Not the question I should be asking but something told me he didn’t know how he ended up in Equestria.
He shocked his head. “No, I never meet her, I only heard from Coco that she wasn’t the best boss to work for.”
I nodded. “What happened before you came to Ponyville?”
“I managed to find a job you already know what. Nothing really happened, I found a bar I went after I was done with the job for the day. Then one day I heard a rumor about a fox that was walking on two leg and was talking and was living here, when I managed to confirm that I gather my things and took the next train to this town. You know the rest of the story.”
“I see, what about Coco? Was she upset that you left?”
“I think so, I am pretty sure that she develop a crush on me, considering that she saw me naked once.” My eyes widen when I heard that. “It was my own fault, I forgot to lock the door to the bathroom, and she walked in on me while I was drying myself.” I just gave him a goofy grin. “Would you stop, it could happened to anyone.”
“That’s true but this time it happened to you.” I tease him. Falco just rolled his eyes. “Do you think you will ever see Coco again?”
He shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know, I haven’t planned a trip to Manehattan yet, I wanted to buy a house before I did that. I don’t think she will come here to see me, considering it’s her home and her job is there.”
Then someone knock on my door. “Who can that be?” I asked no one in particular while getting up.
“It’s probably Rarity who is here to complain about my language.” Said Falco. I highly doubt it.
When I opened the door are mare stood there, she had an off white coat and her hair/tail had two tone blue in them. It was Coco Pommel. I think she was in shock when she saw who opened the door. She was about to say something, but I beat her to it.
“Falco.”
“Yeah.”
“When you thought that Coco would probably not come here.”
“Yes?” I could hear that he was confused.
“Then you are in for a shock.*
I could hear he got up from the chair and started to walk towards the door. “What the hell are you talking about?” He stop dead in his track when he saw what I was talking about. “Coco? What are you doing here?” He was now even more confused.
“Hey Falco, aren’t you happy to see me?”
“Well, yes but you didn’t answer my question, what are you doing here?”
“I quit my job and decided to move here.2”
“You quit your job?” She nodded. “Why? I know that you didn’t like working for Suri but isn’t this a little extreme?”
“Yes, I never like working for her, so I decided to quit my job, leave my old life in Manehattan and start a new one here.”
“Don't tell me you didn’t follow me like a stalker becuase if you did, I will be pretty mad.”
She put her hands in defence. “Oh no, it’s nothing like that, I wanted to move here for a while I just haven’t had the guts to do so.”
While they talk, I felt just awkward just standing there. “I don’t mean to ruin this reunion, if you two want to talk inside, that’s ok with me.”
Coco looked at, up and down. “I guessing you are Fox McCloud.”
“I think so, I don’t think there are other fox’s out there that are walking on two legs and talking.”
“I didn’t mean to offend you is just that Falco has talk a lot about you, he wasn’t sure if you were dead or not.”
I spread out my arms. “Well, I am alive and well.” I looked back and forth between them. “If you want to use the living room to talk, I don’t mind. I was going to take a walk anyway.” Then I left them alone.
I said I was going for a walked and I was, to Fleur de Lis house, I can’t believe I am going to ask a supermodel for a café. Yes, I know who she is. I also understand why she didn’t want a party she don’t want the attention.
I just stood there, trying to build up the courage to knock on the door… when did I became such a coward? I am probably afraid that she is going to leave me like the last one did or be mad at me for something I didn’t do, maybe she is different. I took a deep breath, only one way to find out. I walked to door and knock on it.
It didn’t take long before I heard footsteps inside, I am just glad that she was home. when she open and saw that it was me, she gave me a heart warming smile. “Fox, was a surprise, what are you doing here?”
“I was wondering if still want to have that a coffee.”
“Sure, like that, let me just let me get my keys so I can lock the door.” That didn’t take long. “There, let’s go.” And we did. Maybe this time it will work.