//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 // Story: Journey to home // by giganticbuttmachine //------------------------------// AUTHOR'S NOTE: Cake is delicious. I think I forgot the last author's note. Chapter 6 CLOUD Yeah, uppercut! That's totally what I would've done in that situation! You go, Daring! Hey, look it's dawn already. Wait, why was I staying up anyway? Feel like I'm missing something... OTHER PONY. Right. Maybe I was just dreaming and she won't be there when I walk in? Please still be there, please still be there, phew, she exists. I wasn't dreaming. This is fantastic! Another pony to talk to! Wait, has she been in that position all night? You bloody idiot, you forgot to tuck her in! Mom ALWAYS tucked me in! Then she would sing that amazing lullaby... never mind, tuck the blue pony in. Gosh, she's still out. Wonder if she's dreaming or something. Alright there we go, that seems pretty comfortable. I wonder what she's like. Guess I'll take any kind of personality, I mean, it's another pony! Heck, she could even be crazy mean, but I would still have somepony to talk to, even if I get screams in response. Better than clucks. I wonder how I should explain things to her when she wakes up. I guess it should be gradual, don't want to throw everything at her at once. Just start with something she can easily wrap her mind around, how about 'You crashed into a-' Wait, is she moving? SWEET GRAVY, SHE'S WAKING UP! What do I say? What do I say? Cmon man, think, think, think... Okay, just keep calm. Keep collected. "Wha?" "HITHEREMYNAMESSWIFTCLOUDANDYOUCRASHEDANDIWASWORRIEDSOIBROUGHTYOUHEREANDYOUVEBEENOUTALLNIGHTILIKEBREADDOYOULIKEBREADILIKEBREAD!" The crap did I just say? Now she's just confused! Okay, slow down. Calm and collected. "What?" "AREYOUOKAYNOTLIKEYOUSEEMREALLYHURTBUTIWOULDJUSTLIKETOKNOWIFYOUAREHURTINANYPLACESTHATICOULDFIXIHAVEAFIRSTAIDBOOKYOUKNOW" Ahh, it's not working! I need to think! "Just a second." Alright, now DART INTO THE OTHER ROOM! Cloud, that was the worst first impression in history. Now she thinks you're crazy. That might even be an accurate assumption. Okay, let's try this again. No freaking out. No. Freaking. Out. Okay, just open the door again, hopefully she won't throw stuff at me... "Hi?" "What the hay was that about?" "Uhh... I have... Allergies?" That was the worst lie ever. Of all time. "You have allergies that make you do THAT?" "Yeah, it's called, uh, spaztalkiness! Yeah, spaztalkiness! I have it really bad!" "Then why are you talking regularly now?" "Because it comes in bursts! There's a flower that only grows here, and whenever it blows in the window I talk at a milli- OKAY, I WAS NERVOUS. SUE ME." "Why are you nervous? Wait, what am I talking about... Who are you? Where am I?" "Well, my name's Swift Cloud, and you are at Middle of Nowhere, Equestria." "How did I get here?" "You crashed into a tree outside my house, and I brought you in. You were flying pretty fast. Are you okay?" She didn't seem to notice the question. Why does she suddenly look angry? Was it something I said? "I said, ARE YOU OKA-" "I HEARD YOU! I'M FINE!" Well, there's definitely something wrong. She basically screamed at me. "Did I say something wro-" "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Am I really that annoying? Oh well, just say 'okay' and give the mare her space. I guess the farm needs working on about now... DASH Waking up is really strange. There's this green blob in front of me that seems to be yelling something. Wait, no, that's a pony. He seems to be saying stuff at a million miles per hour. What's his deal? What's with the jabbering? Who is he? Where am I? What in the name of Celestia is he saying? "What?" I don't think I caught what he said the second time either. I can tell that he's saying words, though. Barely. It seems like he's trying really hard to slow down his talking. It's not working. Gosh, I've never seen a pony talk that fast. Wonder when he'll stop. Still kinda, blobby, I need to focus. Alright, seems like he's an earth pony... "Just a second." Wait, what? Where'd he go? It's like he teleported or something. Am I in a bed? How did I get here? Where am I? What is happening to me? There he is again. Hope he doesn't go crazy on me again. "Hi?" So far so good. Might as well ask him what the spaz talking was all about. "What the hay was that about?" "Uhh... I have... Allergies?" Okay, now that's just an awful lie. He's gotta think I'm stupid or something. "You have allergies that make you do THAT?" "Yeah, it's called, uh, spaztalkiness! Yeah, spaztalkiness! I have it really bad!" Gosh, I couldn't think of lie this bad if I tried. "Then why are you talking regularly now?" "Because it comes in bursts! There's a flower that only grows here, and whenever it blows in the window I talk at a milli- OKAY, I WAS NERVOUS. SUE ME." Well, at least he admitted that he was lying. Wonder why he was nervous. "Why are you nervous? Why are you nervous? Of all of the questions to ask, I ask Why are you nervous? Scrap that, ask better questions. "Who are you? Where am I?" "Well, my name's Swift Cloud, and you are at Middle of Nowhere, Equestria." Why the heck is an earth pony named Swift Cloud? He can't fly, he has nothing to do with clouds! Wait, focus Rainbow. Find out how you got here. "How did I get here?" "You crashed into a tree outside my house, and I brought you in. You were flying pretty fast." Flying... Pretty... Fast... The Wonderbolt tryouts. I didn't win. That's why I'm here. If those stupid judges didn't exist, I would be getting ready for a show with my idols. Instead I'm stuck in "Middle of Nowhere, Equestria" with some green earth pony that makes no sense... This is all their fault. All of this is THEIR FAULT. "I said ARE YOU OKAY?" Yeah, I'm fine! My dreams just got crushed, why would I be anything other than fine? I'm just dandy! That doesn't come out though, just tell 'Swift whatever' that I heard him and that I'm fine. "Did I say something wrong?" Crap, can he just go away? Can I have a little bit of time to myself? Why is he asking all of these questions? "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" And then he's out of the house with only a small 'okay'. Did I just kick him out of his own house? Gosh, that was pretty harsh, hope he doesn't take that like I meant it, I'm not angry at him or anything... What if he doesn't come back? I need to get after him, tell him I'm sorry... GAHH, horsefeathers, I can't move. I'm sure he'll come back. He has to come back, right?