“Finally! It took long enough.“ Charlie thought, looking at a small cottage that lay on the outskirts of the ponytown. It was far enough away for his satisfaction. It had for some reason a lot of birdhouses and was grown over by grass and plants. Not in a chaotic way, but like it was intended. The grass was trimmet and looked actually pretty need.
Charlie walked up to the door, crossing a bridge on his way while he watched the huge variety of animals. Some watched him with interest while others where fleeing from his sight.
He was about to open the door when he stopped himself, remembering the last time that he just entered a house. “Maybe i should try a different approach.“ he thought to himself. He quickly switched his Welding Helmet for his Chapka to look les treating and stored his Desert Eagle so that he could easily reach it, while also not being visible.
He took a deep breath and knocked the door the door.
“Comming.“ he could hear a voice from the other side of the door before steps approached.
A short moment later a yellow pony with pink main opened the door. “Sorry.“ it said. “I hope i didn’t keep you waAAAAAA!“
WHAM!
“ITS THE MONSTER!“ it screamed. “ANGEL, GET IN THE PANIC ROOM!“
“Auuu.“ Charlie groaned before picking himself up after receiving a door to the face.
“I admit.“ he murmured to himself while rubbing his head. “I wasn’t prepared for that.“
“Soo, what do i do now?“ he said, thinking.
He looked in his bag and his eyes fell on a special piece of clothing.
A half hour later Fluttershy carefully opened the door a split, peaking out.
“Hello? Anypony there?“ she half expected the monster to launch at her, but nothing happened. She opened the door fully and looked around for the devaster but he was nowhere to be faund.
“I need to tell Twilight.“ she thought to herself, and started heading in direction of town, past a weird shaped bush.
“I see you calmed down. Sorry for scaring you.“ an unknown voice suddenly said.
Fluttershy froze, before slowly turning around.
Standing a few meters behind her, the devaster who was butting some weird contraption out of leafs and twigs in to his bagpack. (camouflage gear for those that don’t play the game.)
“P-p-please don’t h-hurt me.“ Fluttershy stuttered wanting to run away, but her legs didn’t obey her.
The devasters face shifted to confusion. “What makes you think that i want to hurt you?“ he asked. “I only wanted to know if you had some iron to spare.“
“What? But, but you...“ Fluttershy stoppt herself mid sentience, realizing that it might be better not to mention the incident with Rainbow Dash.
She put up a fake smile. “What kind of iron do you need?“
“Doesn’t really matter, iron bars or iron ore it would be optional, but i am not picky. Old tools would also work, i can just refine it in to shaped metal.
“I have some old pots and cooking utilities if that’s fine whit you.“ she carefully started hoping that he would find it sufficient and not get angry.
“That will work just fine.“ he replied, causing Fluttershy to let out her breath she didn’t know she had been holding. “Thank you very much miss...“ he froze. “Where are my manners? I haven’t even properly introduced myself. My name is Charlie, what is yours?“ he hold out his yellow hand.
She starred at his hand for a moment before carefully shaking it. “Fluttershy.“
“Maybe he isn’t that bad after all.“ she thought, losing part of her fear. “But he still hurt Rainbow Dash...“
Her thoughts went in a circle for a while before she noticed Charlies looking at her.
“Sorry, i was lost in thoughts.“ she quickly apologized and headed back to her house. “Come in.“
Fluttershy headed to the kitchen to get the old kitchen utilities while Charlie looked around.
After a while she came back. “Here, will dis work?“ she asked placing the things she got in front of her, while her fear that he would be unsatisfied and hurt her resurfaced.
But luckily it didn’t happen.
“Yes, this will work.“ came the reply before he somehow stored all the things in his bag.
“Is that thing bigger on the inside?“ Fluttershy wondered while observing Charlie packing in.
“Thank you miss Fluttershy.“ he finally said, shouldering the backpack. “If you need my help tell me, i own you one.“
“No problem.“ Fluttershy lied while Charlie headed to the door.
She headed to the window watching him disappear between the trees before collapsing on the couch. Twilight could wait, first she needed some rest to calm down.
“So he just came knocking on yah door and asking for metal?“ Applejack asked in disbelief.
The main six where by Rainbow Dash at hospital so she could join the conservation.
“Yes?“ Fluttershy replied carefully to her friend’s outburst.
“So that Charlie didn’t treat or hurt you? I don’t know if that is a good or bad thing. That he wants metal concerns me, he seems to be building something.“
“Well, at last your ok darling.“ Rarity added.
“I will write a letter to Celestia about this. Who knows where he will show up next. For now you should stay with Applejack. Charlie seems to stay to only show up if you are alone.“
They said goodbye to Rainbow Dash and left the hospital.
Fluttershy was still thinking about the incident, when suddenly a spear impaled itself in the ground next to her.
She shrieked jumping back while looking around in panic expecting to see Charlie.
“Sorry Fluttershy.“ she turned around to the familiar voice of Scootaloo, who was standing next to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Bell the later holding her hoves over her mouth in shock at the close call.
“Ah told yah that your idea wouldn’t work.“ Apple Bloom said.
“So Cutie Mark Crusader spear thrower won’t work?“ Scootaloo asked with a look at her flank.