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by GameMakingOtaku

Chapter 15: The Story and The Inn

Horror. Total Horror. Inn had not have such fear, not even when she was fearing for her life. For a few days after the party, Inn increased her reports to Moonstone. She wanted to see what he was working on. Today, Inn got to see just what made Moonstone act oddly almost a week ago. She wished that she had not seen what she just did.

For weeks, Inn could hear moaning from the basement of the metal house. Now she knows why. There was... halve ponies. Moonstone was doing experiments involving life, and he made these almost ponies. Ponies that had only one side or one halve. The ponies normally did not move, but one or two that flinched a few times.

The thing that added to the creepy factor of it all, Moonstone acted like there was nothing wrong at all.

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Inn did what she could to stay at Moonstone's place for a few hours, but the image of the almost ponies was too much. She also needed to wait for a guess at her hut. She got back to see that a tree branch had fallen on her hut. It did not do much damage, the roof caved in, but the dragon bones were not damaged. Inn just thought that she hadn’t it made it sturdy enough.

There was one bit of damage, the inner lining of fur had ripped. She was needing new fur parts. She went for the parts, trying to stay close to her hut in case Twilight came to visit.

She found a small group of manticores, so she just waited until one was alone and killed it. Inn dragged the carcass back to the hut, only to hear a fearful cry.

“Ahh, what are you doing here?” cried a battle ready Twilight.

“Oh, you're here!” said the manticore. Twilight never heard a manticore talk, so she backs away. Inn turns back into herself. “I ah, have some r-repairs to make,” blushed Inn.

“You ah, how did, what the, the manticore, wha?” stammered Twilight.

“Oh, y-yea, I, ah...” Inn started, only began to think that her stuttering and stammering might be a little distracting. After Inn clears her throat, she continues, “I wanted to tell you about what I can do, then show you. It seems that that is no longer an option now, is it?” said Inn, as she looked down.

Inn and Twilight went into the hut to talk things over.

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Inn and Twilight talked for hours. Inn telling the story of how she was picked on as a filly. How she found her ability. How she first used her ability. How she was banned. How she made her hut. Finally, how she is a spy.

“That's terrible! How could young fillies be so mean?” asked Twilight, looking in fear at her cup of tea as she spoke.

“I don't know, but it was that harsh treatment that made me not want to be near other ponies,” Inn looked down at her cup of tea, “and also why it felt so satisfying to see their scared faces.” Inn's face got a little distorted as she said the last bit, having a big wide smile, and wide open eyes that made her narrowed pupils look much more smaller.

Twilight looked up when Inn made the comment, only to lean back and shake.

Inn could see this and composed herself. “Sorry, lost my head there.”

Leaning forward again, but still shaking, Twilight response, “No, n-not just them... You too. You should not of done what you did, regardless of what they had done.”

“But if I hadn't, then they would have gone and picked on other ponies later in their lives. Now they are too afraid to do what they did to me. My only goal was to make them just as frightened of the world as me. Nothing more.”

“You could have stopped them in other ways.”

“Like how?” asked Inn as she tilted her head.

“Like... like... like ahh...” stammered Twilight, as she tried to think of ways to be more peaceful about getting bullies to stop.

“It's not that easy. There may have been one, but I was just a filly. Do you think that an emotionally and psychologically scarred filly could even comprehended the concept, let alone think of one of those solutions?”

“Ah, ah-”

“The only way would be if it just happened. Like if I was starting to transform, but was seen, and a rumor of me being a horrible pony eating monster scared them to leave me alone. Eventually I could use that to scare them into leaving others alone too.”

“Well-”

“And that would be by chance. Not my own planning.”

“... Okay I get it.” submitted Twilight. She looks at the bookshelf. “Oh yeah! I was also wanting to ask you a question. During the party, I was looking through your books, and seen an odd book. I wrote my teacher an asked about it. It is a very rare book. In fact... the Canterlot library is missing it. Do you mind if they borrow it so they can make a copy for the collection?”

“Oh, ah, those books aren't mine. They belong to somepony else. I'd have to ask him.”

“Oh, when did you find this other pony?” asked Twilight, shocked that Inn did not talk about him.

“Oh, ah, well... Not long after I made my hut for the first time. He's odd, and can be a bit scary, but funny and nice,” Inn said as she looked away slightly.

“And now I know more about you, I think that you should visit the town I live in. Maybe open an inn like your parents.” Twilight had a big welcoming smile on her face as she proposed the option of living in town.

Inn's face looked a little worried. “Do... do you think that I could really do well in a society now?”

“Yes, all you have to do is try.”

“But what about the others? What will they say about my appearance?” Inn looked at Twilight with a worried face.

“There aren't that many ponies that will treat you badly, I swear.” Twilight's voice was very welcoming and smooth.

“O-Okay, I'll try. Sometime, it may not be soon, but sometime.”

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A few days later, there was a knock at the door. A little visit from Apple Bloom.

“O-oh. Ah, come in. What brings y-you?” asked a shocked Inn.

“My big sis wants me to work at the farm, but I want to play with my friends. Can you fill in for me? You know, turn into me for a little while,” asked the little yellow filly.

“Ah, well... I-I ah-”

“Please~,” pleaded the filly, with big wide eyes. “We just learned how the others got their cutie marks, so we are going to try racing for a little while.”

Inn thought it was funny that they were thinking that others talents might be their own, but she pushed that thought aside for now. As Inn turned into Apple Bloom, she said, “Okay.”

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Inn made her way to the farm from the clubhouse. She had to help with the applebucking and put the apples in the baskets. It sounds simple enough.

“Apple Bloom! Now where in the hey have you been?” shouted an angry Applejack.

Inn jumped. “Oh, ah no where sis. Just hanging out with the others.”

“Oh really! Did Ah, or did Ah not tell your to get ready for some applebuck'n after we ate at Sugar Cube Corner?”

“Sorry sis,” said Inn as she lowered herself.

Applejack sighs, “It's okay, li'l sis. It seems there are some other things ta do. Go to da barn and ask Big Macintosh to get some new barrels for us. The old ones are broke and worn.”

“Okay sis.”

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Inn stumbled around the farm, looking for the right barn. All the buildings looks like houses or barns, but only one of them would have this Big Macintosh in it. She must of looked for almost an hour, before finding a barn with bales of hay, and a large red stallion.

“Oh, howdy,” he greeted with a deep voice.

Going only on his height, Inn made the long-shot connection this stallion was Big Mac. “Hey Big Mac, big sis says that we need some new barrels for the applebucking. The old ones are getting- old.”

“Ah, alright then li'l sis, it may take me some time ta make them. We ain't got any new ones lay'n around,” he said as he turned back around to continue what he was doing. He paused. He just noticed something about Apple Bloom. “Sometin bother'n ya Apple Bloom?”

Inn panicked a little. Did he notice that she was worried? From the moment Big Mag turned around, her heart was pounding. “Is it going to take you long big brother? I was hoping to play with my friends before we had to work.” Inn bent a foreleg up and turned her head as if she was going to dart of any second.

With a smile, he answers, “Eeyup.”

With a bounce and a dash, the fake Apple Bloom was gone.

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Inn was now in town. She felt overwhelmed with emotion as she explored this foreign place. She still felt hot from when she met Big Mac, who was bigger than any pony she had seen, and had a heavy looking thing around his neck. Now she was wondering a bigger town than she had ever been in. If she did not know better, she'd call it a city do to the difference from how big Ponyville is compared to Trottingham. The number of ponies didn't help either. It was like there was a as many or more ponies as in Trottingham everywhere she went.

Something that helped to calm down Inn was a sugary looking pink shop. It has been so many years since she had some candy, and this looked like a candy store. She walks in and is blinded by a quick blur of pink.

“Ohohohoh! Hi Apple Bloom! Did you want some more cupcakes?” asked the fast pink frizzy fuzzy pony.

Inn jumped. “Oh, ah Pinky. Yay! I'd love another cupcake!” Again, Inn was just guessing that Apple Bloom was having cupcakes before she came to Inn's hut.

“Oh yes you could if I had more!” She bounced to the back of the counter. “All I have for now are marshmallows! Do you want one?”

Oh those bucking marshmallows. “No, that's okay. Thanks anyway Pinky.”

The bouncing ball suddenly stopped flailing and frowned. “Oh... okay.”

“I could go for cake or cupcakes, not marshmallows. Sorry there Pinky.” This was the only time Inn has seen a non sugar high from the pink wonder. It kind of scared her.

“Okay~! Hope I have the ingredients soon so that apatite of yours can be un-apatited.” And now an even more scarier thing, a second sudden shift to the normal happy bouncing ball of the pink pure sugar.

“Yay... okay then, I guess I should going then... bye,” said Inn as she backed up to the door.

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The little pony roamed the streets, seeing some familiar faces from her job as a spy. There was the crazy pony, and all the mare companions he had. She had seen the other friends of Twilight. She even found Apple Bloom and her friends. She, of course, tried to avoid being seen by them.

Then she had seen it. Near the end of the street, a boarder a the town and open fields, was an empty building. A glorious wooden four story building. For sale.

It was getting close to the time that Big Mac would have some nice new barrels. Inn wanted this place, it was too perfect to pass up.

She quickly galloped to the farm and looked for Applejack. It took Inn faster to find her than she expected.

“Sis, I have something I need to do! If Big Mag finishes those barrels before I get back, then I'm sorry! I just have to be fast with this!” exclaimed Inn. She quickly turned around and ran so quick that AJ did not have time to respond.

When Inn was far enough away she grew wings and flew to a hidden cave, the cave of whom bones line Inn's hut, and holds her first and second dragon victory spoils. She used a temporary transformation spell to make some leaves into a saddlebag to store many gems.

Another quick flight, this time back to town, and looking like Wing. She had made a sudden stop as she was right above the available structure. She had to see if there was any paper saying where to go and ask about paying. There was a small addition to a paper but it read as follows:

Inn could not remember what day it was, but with a good long gap of time where she would have to go the boutique, it would be best to go there first.

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She found the boutique fast, in about five minutes fast. She composed herself before entering, the joy of having a second home that can double as second job was a big thing to Inn.

Composed. White mane and tail with darker highlights. Mind clear. She was ready.

She entered the large white and purple building. “Hello?” she called out.

“Hello, welcome to Carousel Boutique, where everything is chic, unique, and magnifique,” called out a familiar voice from an unseen room. The owner of the voice came walking out of a nearby room with a measuring tape around her neck. It was Rarity waring small red glasses. “Oh dear me! That bag is hideous. Are you here to get a new one?” she rambled with wide eyes.

“No, ah...” Inn was pausing due to the constant circling Rarity was doing. “... want to by that empty building near the edge of town. Can you help me?”

Rarity snap out her fit, and started looking more focused at the topic. “Oh~! Yes dear, the owner is out now and she left me in charge of it. What are you wanting to pay for it?”

“Well, I never bought anything before, and this will be a big firstbuy. For homes and property I don't know if you are supposed to go up or down on the going price, but I can easily pay 6000 I'm sure.” She pause to open her bag and pull out some gems. “My biggest problem is I don't know the going rate for gems.”

Rarity's eyes lit up. Gems! Again she had to snap back. “Oh ah, darling you should never say that you don't know how to buy things. That makes it easier for others to take your money. Oh, and those gems, if that bag is full of them, you should be able to pay over 100,000, depending on what you have.”

Inn's face lit up, she could pay for the deserted building.

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A few minutes after finishing the farm work, Apple Bloom came to check up with Inn.

“I'm done, so race'n ain't what we are good at.”

As Inn turned back into a variation of Wing, she giggled.

“Aye, what's so funny?”

“You don't understand the way one gets a cutie mark,” giggled Inn.

“Hay!” Apple Bloom was offended by the remark. Taking a second to relax, she asks, “So how'd the applebuck'n go?”

“Great! Oh, ah... I may of made a mistake. Just act like everything is normal and AJ is crazy. That should fix it. Oh! Tell me how it works too, I would like to see her face but ah.... I have some work to do!” said Inn, as she grabbed her new gem studded bag from it's hiding place.

“What's with the fancy bag miss? So you have some tools in there for the next job you have?” Apple Bloom was impressed by the many gems lining the bag's design.

“Not really,” Inn pulls out a few gems, “gems to buy the tools I need for my next job.” After putting the gems back into the bag, Inn skipped back into town with a shocked Apple Bloom watching her leave.

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Inn needed to make a quick stop before she was ready to work on the new place she got. She asked around and found what she was looking for.

Three soft knocks at a door, followed by a long short wait.

“Hello?” asked a little dragon as he answered the door. He jumped back at the sight of a mane-less tailless white earth pony. “Agh!”

Inn's playful nature took over. “I need food! Where is the delicious Twilight Sparkle?!” And with that he ran screaming.

Wondering why there was a baby dragon running around in the library, screaming, and laughing, Twilight came down stairs to see what was going on. “Spike, What in the world is going on?”

“No Twi, run! Monster!”

More harder laughing.

“Inn? You came!” Twilight said as she ran down the last few stairs to the open door. She looked back at Spike. “Do you mind telling me why he is running in a panic?”

“He he, g-guess it's just my ch-charm. Anyway, I don't have a-an answer to you question about the b-book, but I do have a q-question for you. D-do you want to help me t-tidy up this empty building into an n-nice presentable inn?”

Twilight's eyes widened as she smiled, “So... you're going to live here?”

The dragon ran faster. “Noo~!”