//------------------------------// // Expected visit: part 1 // Story: The person from the devastated lands. // by Green-Venom //------------------------------// “You want to do what?!“ Charlie stared at his LapaBot who came to him with an unusual request. “Go visiting that pony town...“ Lapy said unsure, already regretting his question. “It’s not a problem if that won’t work, i know that i have work here to do.“ he added with a hint of disappointment in his voice. “Wait, i never said that. Your not a slave after all. I am just surprised since i never had a LapaBot request something before.“ “The devasted lands are not really a place where visiting other places is an option.“ “True, at last not for the fun.“ Charlie replied with a laugh, before becoming serious again. “Just try to be careful. I didn’t always have to most pleasant memories with those ponies. Not as bad as with the ghouls and dark angels and not all of them seem bad, but it’s still risky. We have no idea what to expect.“ “I keep that in mind.“ “Good, be carful and have fun? I guess? Never expected to say that.“ Lapy arrived at the edge of the forest looking at down at the town that spread out beneath him. His eyes darted across the buildings taking in the colorful settlements and ponies that where even more colorful. His eyes finally rested on an apple orchard where the clubhouse of the Cutie Mark Crusaders should be, if he remembered correctly from they’re talk the day earlier. He started walking in that direction, avoiding the town for now, remembering Charlie‘s advice. After a while he noticed how big the orchard was. “How am i supposed to find that clubhouse in this place? It’s ginormous.“ he thought, while looking around in the hope of finding clues. After a while he heard a noise from nearby, that sounded like someone was punching wood, although it was only a single punch. “Weird, normally there are always multiple punches.“ he thought to himself following the sound until he reached an orange pony with a cowboy hat that was aligning some buckets under an apple tree. “Wonder what it is doing?“ he thought to himself watching the mare turn around and buck the tree. To Lapy‘s surprise the apples fell out and landed in the buckets. “Well that’s one way to pick apples.“ Lapy said, stepping in to view. The orange pony whirled around, before taking in a defense position. “Back of monster!“ she hissed. Lapy gave her a surprised look and stumbled back, before regaining himself. “Have you ever meet my kind?“ “No?“ she said surprised. “So because you never met someone like me i am automatically a monster to you?“ “Well yes... no, ah mean yes, no wait no, ah mean... ah...“ Lapy crossed his arm in disapproval. “Sorry.“ the mare said, her ears folding back in shame. “I shouldn’t have come to a conclusion so fast, it’s just that i had a monster breaking in to my house not to long ago. She took of her hat. “Please forgive me.“ “I forgive easily. Let’s try this again shall we.“ he held a Hand towards the mare. “I am Lapy, what is your name?“ “You can call me Applejack. Sorry again for the misunderstanding.“ she said, shaking unsurely his hand. “As i said, i forgive easily.“ Lapy replied with a laugh. “Applejack, where dit i heard that name before?“ he thought to himself. “Can ah help yah in some way?“ she asked. Snapping back to attention Lapy turned towards the mare. “Yes, i am looking for three fillies called Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. They told me i should visit them.“ “Yah know mah sister?“ “Oh, so that’s why i had the feeling i heard you name before. he thought, before replying. “Yes, she shoved up with her friends at my doorstep while being chased by a manticore.“ “A manticore?!“ “Yes, but i chased it away.“ “YOU CHASED AWAY A MANTICORE?!“ Lapy turned around to Applejack. “...You say it like that would be something difficult...“ he finally said confusion in his tone. Applejack‘s eye twitch and her mouth opened a few times as if to say something, before she cleared her throat, getting herself together. “So-“ Lapy never got to know what she was about to say, as he was suddenly surrounded by overexcited fillies. “You actually came!/Can you teach us how to beat a manticore?/You really got to meet Rainbow Dash!/Want to see Ponyville?/Pinkie Pie will be eager to meet you!/Let us show you our clubhouse!Can you-“ “STOOOP!“ The crusaders all shut they’re mouths looking at him. “One after the other please.“ The crusaders didn’t came to answer. “What is this entire affair?“ Applejack asked. The crusaders looked at each other before glancing at Lapy. “She already knows about the manticore.“ The crusaders sighted. A long explanation later. “Well i guess i have to thank you for helping out mah sister and her friends back there.“ Applejack said, having gained a certain degree of respect from the robot. “It’s nice to meet some friendly creatures after the entire monster affair not to long ago.“ “It was nothing. I kind of saved them by accident to be honest.“ “You repaired my scooter. That was not an accident.“ Scootaloo objected. “OK, i can’t counter that.“ Lapy said with a laugh. “Can yah show us how yah dit it without tools? Maybe we can get our repair Cutie Marks?“ Apple Bloom suggested. “CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS REPAIRERS YAAAAY!“ The fillies stormed off. Lapy stared at them for a moment, his ears rebooting. Finally he turned towards Applejack. “How do you deal with them?“ “Don’t ask.“ Applejack replied. “Let’s catch them before they destroy something so that they got something to repair.“ Applejack, Lapy and the Crusaders where heading to Ponyville, to introduce the robot to the rest of the main 6. “Couldn’t we have tried to get our Cutie Marks in repairing first?“ Scootaloo pounded. “From what i heard, you should get the chance right after your next crusade.“ Lapy replied with a laugh. “Hey, there are also times that we have a crusade without breaking something!“ Scootaloo objected. “Stop arguing.“ Applejack said. “We are there.“ She turned to Lapy. “Welcome to Ponyville!“