Project Gateway

by DeloreandudeTommy


The Farm

You walk by a farm, it has appletrees as far as the eye can see.
“Boy, these ponies sure do love apples.”
You see an orange pony standing by the gate to the farm. You decide to talk to her.
“You speak Engl…Equestrian, right?”
“Why yes I do, pardner.” Says the orange pony.
“So what’s your name?”
“Applejack, yours?”
“Mine’s…Nero”
You remember that you’re not allowed to give your name out to anybody due to a piece of paper you signed when you signed up for this program 5 years ago. You’re only allowed to use your given code name. You were allowed to make up your name so you decided upon “Nero” since he was one of your parent’s favorite musicians way back in the day.
“Nero, huh? That’s a rather odd name for a pony, I’d say.”
She looks at your arm computer.
“What’s that thingamajigger on your leg? Some kind of bracelet?” she says as she starts looking at the device.
“Uh…it’s an arm-mounted telekinesis module. In short, it gives me the ability to lift objects I couldn’t lift otherwise.”
“Okay, I’m going to assume that means it costs a million bits and is only available to the most classy ponies around.”
“Actually, it costs 239,000 dollars. What’s a bit?”
“What the hay is a dollar? You okay, hun?” says Applejack while putting a hoof on your head.
“I’m fine, I’m just from…not around here.”
“Oh, that explains it. Well then, it’s been nice meeting you, Nero. Here, have an apple, courtesy of Sweet Apple Acres.”
She hands you probably the sweetest, juiciest looking apple you’ve ever seen in your life.
“Wow, thanks. How do you grow them this well?”
“We grow them with love, that’s how. No silly unicorn magic here.”
“Yeah, you don’t need any of that nonsense.”
“Say what now?” says Applejack.
“Uh, I’d better get going now. Thanks for the apple.”
“Run along now, you’re a very interesting pony.”
You continue down the road to the town.