Shit
Quickly I scrambled back to my feet, startling the three ponies who took a instinctual step back. I grabbed the still open stall door and slammed it shut, locking it with the bolt. I pivoted to face the ponies, and paused at their wide eye expressions, and the ever so slight presence of fear.
Stop scaring them moron!
Slower this time, I crouched and spoke in stage-whisper, "Hide! Behind the toilet!" Pointing towards the space behind them. Quickly the trio scattered, diving in head and hoof first behind the small cover and sliding to a halt next to each other. I noticed the white unicorn, Sweetie Bell, shiver slightly before my focus was taken.
The bathroom's door creaked open, and I heard the sound of footsteps creep into the room. Hurriedly, I spoke to halt my friend.
"Zoe! What are you doing!?" Immediately, the steps stopped.
"Kay? Are you alright? I though I heard something fall?" While I didn't know exactly where she was, I guessed she was around the sinks, only 6 or 7 feet away from the stall me and the ponies were in. Realizing I hadn't spoken for a few seconds, I quickly made a response.
"Y-Yeah. I just slipped and fell. Somebody spilled water..." I paused and spoke again, "At least I hope it was water."
I heard her choke for a second, before she spoke in a strained tone, "...Did you land in it?"
Resisting the urge to groan, I spoke in exasperation, "No! Can you just... just please leave. Don't you know this is the Mens bathroom?"
For a few seconds, I didn't hear a response, just the slight shuffling of a feet, before Zoe spoke again, "Are you okay Kay? You're not normally this... irritable. Stressed? I think that's right..." She trailed off.
I stood for a second, taken aback. Am I that easy to read? Calming myself to not out myself, I spoke, "I'm fine Zoe. I'm just feeling a bit confused at the moment. That's all."
Again, there was a pause before she responded, "...Okay...Well I'll just go now... See ya later Kay." I heard her retreat from the bathroom, the wooden door shutting with a bang behind her. I breathed a sigh of relief, but I couldn't help but feel that she wasn't completely convinced. My thoughts when a small hoof prodded my leg. Glancing down, Apple Bloom stood, a small frown adorning her face. The two others stood behind her, though Sweetie Bell looked relieved while Scootaloo had a small smirk.
I addressed the little pony, "Sorry. I didn't want us getting caught."
The small yellow pony look conflicted, before speaking again, "It's not nice to lie."
Taken aback, I quickly tried to defend myself, "I was..." Before relenting, "...I'm sorry. I'm just... Nervous, Okay? I just met three small talking ponies about 3 minutes ago, and was trying to not cause a disaster... Sorry..." I looked away slightly. It was hard to meet her large orange eyes. They would probably paralyze me if I held contact from sheer sweetness.
Damn you Instincts to hug the furry creature
Apple Bloom looked on at me for a second more, the spoke in a much happier, "Well thank ya for keepin us safe..." She put a hoof to her chin as she paused, "...Why did ya have ta lie?"
"Well... I can't very well tell everyone about the three ponies I found in the bathroom. That would be a whole mess probably involving the Government and Police and all that." My long winded explanation just seemed to confuse the Earth pony and Unicorn, but the Pegasus looked like she would explode from excitement.
"Guys! This is just like a Comic Book where we have to be all secret and stuff! Like that one where that Filly finds a little slime and takes care of it and stuff!" While I regarded her with a blank expression, the other two ponies regarded her a raised eyebrow and confusion.
"I haven't read any comic books like that..." Sweetie trailed off.
"Scootaloo, not everything is like a comic book! Ah'm starting to think spike shouldn't have let you borrow his." Apple Bloom said, while Scootaloo stuck out her tongue. Shaking my head to ward off the thought of ponies reading comic books, I cleared my throat the regain their attention.
"First things first. We need to get you three out of here. A school is no place for three little ponies..." I trailed off before looking at the three, "Do you guys go to school?"
"Yes." They all three replied simply, though Scootaloo grumbled something about 'Too much homework'.
"...Okay... Well the important thing is we need to leave. The period ends in about..." Pulling out my phone, my eyes widened in surprise as I noticed it was 2:12, giving only another six minutes of this period to go. "...Six Minutes. We need to get out of here before that. Any ideas?"
The fillies looked around for a couple of seconds before Sweetie Bell pointed a hoof towards the windows above. "What about through there?"
"Alright, lemme see if I..." I walked to the toilet, bringing a foot up and planting it on top. I then stood atop on the seat, and was able to just reach the windows. I found what I was looking for, being a small lock, and twisted it to the side. Then, I slide the window open, it going slowly from years of old age. A cool breeze met my face, bringing a small shiver down my back. Standing up normally, I looked down at the three fillies.
"Okay. I'm going to help you through the window, and you can drop down on the other side. I think there's a bush beneath, so just hide in there. I'll go swing by the gym and grab my bags, and we'll take my car and leave, okay?"
The three fillies just looked up at me with confusion before Apple Bloom spoke.
"What's a car?"
I stood for second, before sighing, "Never mind that, just hide over there. I'll show you once we're out."
Apple Bloom nodded at took a step forward. I crouched down and picked her up around her mid torso. Her eyes widened and her breath hitched as I hoisted her from the ground. She weighed around that of a small dog, maybe a little heavier. Hoisting her up, her front hooves met the window's edge and she pulled herself through, disappearing to the other side.
I repeated the process with Sweetie Bell, who squeaked as I lifted her, and Scootaloo, who was grinning like a madman... madpony? madmare... sure.
After that, I dropped down and left the stall. I paused to rinse my hands off in the sink before continuing to the door. I pulled it open, and quickly turned down the hallway, sprinting towards the Gym.
Around the corner, Zoe looked on with suspicion, eying Kay as he sprinted out from the hallway doors and towards the Gym. What caught her eye, however, was the small orange feather that floated down to the floor in his wake. Moving towards it, Zoe gingerly picked it up, rolling it between here fingers.
"Just what has you confused Kay?"