//------------------------------// // A day in Ponyville. // Story: Our Connection // by rustyluck //------------------------------// AN: With Three votes to two votes, to two votes, Option number 2 wins. Personally I like this option most, but no hard feelings to those who chose #1 or #3, those were the rules. (Most votes wins.) Maybe #1 Will be another chapter? You'll have to stick with me to find out ;D Now back to Ponies! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Oh I uh.. Sorry you guys.. I have something to do today." That was easy, maybe I could go explore ponyville or something of that nature. I just have to hope they don't ask what I'm doing.. In unison my technically new friends both replied with "Awwwww.." Such a lovely choice of words, fillies. "So what is it yer exactly doin' today?" Shit. Okay think of an excuse.. Uhhhhhhh, oh no. "Actually Scootaloo, maybe you should tell your parents where you've been.. I'm sure they're worried SICK!" Oh Fluttershy, for about the third time so far.. You are my hero. "I think I'll go help Rarity since you can't come along Scootaloo!" "Yeah, I think I got some chores left over at th' farm." Certainly optimistic aren't they? "Okay you guys, see ya later!" As they left I contemplated one thing.. Where are Scootaloo's parents? "O-okay, now get going Scootaloo, your folks are probably getting a-anxious.." They're not the only ones, it would seem. "Bye Fluttershy!" "Bye! Be careful, if sometime happens you can come tell me!" You might be the only pony I can tell, in fact. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I began my little journey of the day by following the small dirt road back into Ponyville, I hope. I've grown quite accustomed to walking on hooves, but at the rate I was walking I'd never reach ponyville. I began to pick up pace and went into a steady jog.. Err trot, minding the bits of rocks and twigs along the way. That's when I saw it, the prized possession of my body's past owner, Scootaloo's scooter, it was on the side of the road, cast aside into the grass like litter. I myself rode a scooter around as a kid, but then I got a bike, so it's been a while.. Not to mention I've never ridden a scooter as a pony before either. "Well, its energy saving and faster, a little dangerous but, ah, who cares?" You'll care when you face plant. I kept myself up on my two back hooves by placing my fore hooves on the bars of the scooter, then placing one hoof on the scooter and one on the road, I gave myself a little kick start, so to speak. A theory of gravity states that basically, the faster you move, the more balance you receive, this is true, motorcyclists can almost scrape their bikes along the road while going up to ninety miles an hour. I was going about two miles an hour on my newly acquired mode of transportation, and then proceeded to tip over, lose my balance, and fall off said transportation. "OOF!" This time I learned from past mistakes, and turned to my side ever so slightly, there for not landing on my face, but on my side. "Figlio di una cagna.." Italian slip of the tongue, which is fine, because if any pony heard me in english.. Oh boy. Whilst on my side, I noticed I'd forgotten one thing: I have wings. I know, I know, Scootaloo can't fly, BUT she can buzz those suckers while on her scooter to give her a boost if I recall. Ever try moving something on your body with no results, like your ears? This was the same for my wings, I had to find them in my nerve catalog and read a little mental instruction pamphlet before hoof. The first reaction was a slight flicker, a twitch even, slowly I got them to steadily beat, or buzz rather. I got back on my scooter, buzzed my wings, and sure enough, I stayed on! Logic: sometimes a bitch, sometimes your greatest ally. "WOOOOOOOOOO!" I don't care who heard, I picked up speed and before I knew it.. I was in what looked like town square! Great! I can ride a scooter, now.. How do I stop?.. I didn't have to answer that as I crashed into a conveniently placed hay bale. "Ow.. Not again!" And by again I mean the crashing, it's not like I once rode my skateboard into a hay bale while going down hill, not at all. "Eeyup.." I looked up to see a mass of red towering over me, when I reached the top of it, Big Macintosh stared back at me with his trade mark stonic expression, I couldn't tell what he was thinking as a matter of fact.. "Am I in trouble?" Okay.. Puppy eyes activate! ".. Nope." I'm lucky he's nice. "Ya'll will be if ya' don't git along Scootaloo." I lived around the south once, so I'm used to this, but the amount of southern drawl that Applejack spews is ridiculous. "Yes ma'am!" Don't wanna get apple bucked now would I? No! No sexual innuendo! "Alrighty then, we'll be seein' ya later Scootaloo." Big Mac' started stacking the hay again, and Applejack simply stared at me. "Tell Applebloom I'll be by later!" I didn't wait for a reply, I did as told, and I left.. That mare scares me in person. I kept note to slow down every now and again, until I reached a little spot where I could leave the scooter and continue through the small village. To my right was what I assumed was Sugar Cube corner, a bit to the north of me was the path to the library, which was the one with the noticeably large tree-house at it's end, and to my left was another path that branched out two ways, one way going towards what looked like the Apple Family farm, and the other going to the Carousel Boutique. A little lucky the six ponies who are the closest friends live so close together, wait, where does Rainbow Dash live? As if on cue, I heard my name be called, and when I turned around, sure enough, it was the rainbow maned pegasus herself. "Scootaloo! Hey squirt! Heelloooo?.." "W-what? Oh.. Hi Rainbow Dash." "Somethin' got you down in the dumps kid? You're not so energetic and up my flank as usual." What? I'm not going fan-girl over you if that's what your suggesting, you.. You, pony. "I was wondering Rainbow.. Where do you live?" Not stalkerish, I mean, Scootaloo is her number one fan and all but.. "Just outside of Ponyville, in a cloud home." Oh yeah.. I remember, from the episode with Gilda. "What's it like?" Curiosity killed the cat. "What's what like?" "Living in a cloud home, what's it like?" I didn't see my own foolishness in that, seeing how I'm a pegasus.. But hey, curiosity took over. "You mean you've never been on clouds before? Where does your family live then?" Beats me.. Oh wait, lie! Lie man! "Oh, I.. Can't fly yet, so we live on the ground for, uh, easier means of getting to and from the house." Sometimes it's scary how good of a liar I am.. *heh heh* "Uh-huh.. So, wanna see my place?" OH GEE WIZ RAINBOW OF COURSE! Yeah, not to be a jerk, but.. Well, got nothin' better to do. "Okay, sounds like fun!" "Alright hop on." What. My dad once bought a motorcycle, I was a kid, and being on the back of that thing was pretty.. Traumatizing, and along with my anxiety disorder, oh-ho ho ho THIS, oh boy, THIS, is going to be fun. "U-um.. Okay.." Very slowly I'm climbed on top of her back, and held on to her neck for dear life. *ACK* "Keep it cool squirt! We're just flying to my house, not to Cloudsdale for Luna's sake.." I couldn't hear her over my hyper ventilating.. What'd she say? We're flying to Cloudsdale?! OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD I'M GONNA DIE!.. Maybe it's not to late, yeah I can just- "Alright let's go!" -Get off and go somewhere else.. We quickly gained a bit of altitude and speed, all the while I kept my eyes shut, fearing if I even opened them I'd see an endless void below us, or worse.. I'd see the ground rushing towards me and I'd turn into a chicken pancake. The joke lightened the mood a bit, but I could feel still feel us gaining speed.. Strange.. I opened my eyes, to my surprise, I didn't see a void, the ground, or even the back of Rainbow's head.. "Hey Squirt! Squirt..? OH NO!" "RAINBOW DASH!" I screamed as loud as I could, the harsh wind burning my lungs. All I could see was the cyan mare rushing for me as I fell.. I must of let go of Rainbow Dash when I zoned out, and now I'm going to die because of it.. I could hear a song, one I quite like.. I heard it once before, while watching the Hunger Games.. This is like the scene where Rue is dieing, and Katniss sings her this lullaby, and like in the scene, my body begins to numb, and my vision begins to blur.. So this is it huh? I live for a day and a half in Equestria, the best time since.. Since I can remember, all because she cared SO much, and now it's over.. Goodbye Equestria.. Goodbye.. F-Fluttershy.. I felt the tears burning down my cheeks and evaporating away into the afternoon air, at this point I could barely make out an array of colors through my watery eyesight, it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, then there was a loud boom, and a crack of thunder.. And the array of pure color was headed straight for me.. And then... Everything went black. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN: Not the end of the story, oh no not even, but I teared up a little writing the last bit..