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// New In Town 
// Story: Agent of Chaos 
// by Enfield 
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	Twilight and her friends leave to check me out of the hospital and leave me on my own once more. I climb out of the bed and try walking again. It's not too easy but after falling over I manage to do a full lap around my room. I try and remain standing because I'm going to need to get used to this. The dust around the room starts to form a cloud in the corner which is strange because I didn't see any dust earlier. I sneeze and after looking back up, see Discord standing in the corner of the room.
"I should be disappointed in you, but I'm not after what I just saw," he said. It takes a lot of willpower to not rush him with scaple and try to gouge his eyes out. 
"Might I ask why?" I say.
"Because you almost eliminated one of the holders of the Elements of Harmony," Discord said, "But now she made her your friend and they rest of the holders somewhat forgive and trust you." 
"And that's a good thing?"
"Yes it is, you gain their trust, you might be able to get the Elements." 
"Sounds like a plan," I say, "But can I ask that you give me some information about this place? I have no clue about this world's culture." 
Discord gives me a disappointing look and snaps his fingers, the Element of Chaos glows red and I feel something shoot into my head. Almost instantly I know everything about the town I'm in and the ponies that populate it. I shake my head to ward off the pain and I turn back to Discord.
"Happy?" he asks irritably. I nod and grin.
"This'll help me complete my mission," I say. Discord sneers and vanishes just as the door opens. I spin around and see the six once more but with the doctor as well. 
"Trying to walk?" The doctor asks, "Good thing your legs healed enough for use." 
"You're good to leave now," Pinkie said, "Twilight got you all checked out." 
"So is he okay to go?" Twilight asked the doctor.
"Yes he is, the brainscan said that he's okay now. No brain damage and the electric patterns are normal." 
"Now let's see how long I can go without being knocked out," I say.
"Sorry about that," Applejack said. 
"It's okay, if you didn't knock me out then I might have done something really bad." 
"So are you coming or not? I need to see if you're good at baking," Pinkie said impatiently. There is something up with her, I don't know if I should figure out what it is or leave it because I won't like what will happen when I do find out. For now all I can do is follow the rest of them to the lobby. It sort of pleases me when I ask them why they wanted me to be safe and they replied with saying that they in a way wanted me safe so they could help me. It's touching when six ponies you don't even know help you out even after you try and murder one of them. Pinkie's get well cake is on her back and she's already eaten a piece of it. The fact that she brought a cake for me is the only thing that anyone has done for me when I was sick or injured. The best I had back on Earth was my school mates signing their names on my leg cast and hoping that I would recover. It felt good knowing that there were a few people who cared for me but that was overshadowed by the cake that Pinkie gave me. 

Twilight leads us outside and the brightness of daylight almost blinds me. I stagger back and try to adjust to the light, eventually I'm able to see where I am. 
"Welcome to Ponyville," Twilight said as she stood aside and revealed the town that I would now be calling home. The town looks like a old fashioned European town, it makes me think of the time I went to Holland that one summer before everything went downhill and I dropped out of high school. The only thing that this town is missing is a set of windmills but just from the look of the town's heritage there could be a few somewhere on the outskirts of the town. 
"Looks nice," I say.
"Oh it's the best town ever," Pinkie said. 
"So do you want to the see the rest of the town?" Applejack asked me.
"Alright then, I like seeing new places." 

Twilight led the way and they showed me everything in town. We started at a farm named Sweet Apple Acres which is owned by Applejack. I had to complement the number of live apple trees at the farm, there were over a hundred and each one had at least fifty shiny red apples on it's branches. None of them seemed dead or slowly dying and that impressed me, the last farm I went to was so dry and dead that the next day the corn field had combusted. That was an interesting day. Applejack pulls me aside and shows me around her house. 
"I must say Applejack this is very nice of you showing me around your place," I say.
"We don't get many guests here and I like to show everypony that I'm a good pony to know." 
"So are you the only one living here because I'm assuming you're not." 
"Nah, mah little sister, grandmother and older brother live here too, do you want to meet them?"
Sure," I say with a nod, "I might as well get to know, uh, everypony in town." 
"Okay then," Applejack said cheerily, "Follow me and we might find my brother Big Macintosh."
Macintosh, I think that's a type of apple. I wonder if her grandmother is named Golden Delicious, that would be funny. We turn a corner and in the living room is an old pony.
"Who's this here Applejack?" she asks.
"Granny Smith I want you to meet Scott Websly."
Granny Smith? That wasn't something I was expecting, kind of kills my joke. 
"Good day to you," I say then regret because it sounded really ridiculous in my accent. 
"You're really polite aren't you?" Granny Smith says to me.
"I do my best," I reply. 
"Say Granny Smith, have you seen Big Mac around?" Applejack cuts in. 
"He's out in the orchard again. You going to introduce your new friend to him?" 
Applejack nods and leads me outside, the others are there waiting for us. Pinkie looking the most impatient of them all. 
"So are we going to show him around the rest of the town now?" Twilight asks. 
"Lemme introduce him to my brother and sister and then we'll move on," Applejack replied.
"Okay but make it quick," Pinkie said, she seemed irritated. 

Applejack and I wandered around the farm until we found her brother kicking apple trees, the conversation lasts only a few minutes and soon, we're back with the five others who are waiting for us at the farm gates.
"Ready to see the rest of the town?" Twilight asks. 
I nod and let them lead me around the place. We stop off at several places around town. So far not many other townsfolk have said hi to me but I think they will eventually, I'm going to be here for a long time. We stop next to a massive tree which is actually a house. The first thing that enters my mind is Yoda's house in Star Wars but much bigger and with less swamplife. The house is actually Twilight's place and the entire thing once used to be a library, or rather that it still is but it's not used as much as it once was. 
"How'd you get this place?" I ask Twilight.
"Princess Celestia gave it to me when I first arrived here," Twilight replied, "I'm kind of a bookworm."
"Well that's one way to say more intelligent than I seem," I reply. I always was good with compliments, only if people would notice them more often. 
"Wow, thanks," Twilight said. Hey look at that, she noticed. 
"If I can I want to show Scott my fashion store," Rarity said. A clothes shop? This should be interesting. Rarity takes point and leads me to her place, she wasn't kidding. The entire place is a literal upper class fashion designer store, I have a nasty feeling that I might end up in one of those frilly costumes. Luckily before Rarity decided to see if I'll look good in next year's gear, Pinkie grabs me by the tail and drags me outside. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. 
"Now to Sugarcube Corner," Pinkie said once she let go of me. I pick myself up and she's already pushing me from behind. 
"Eager to see if I'm any good at this job you have planned for me?" I ask.
"Yep, Mr and Mrs Cake could always use another set of hooves." 

By now we're about halfway to Sugarcube Corner and Pinkie has not stopped talking since I asked her what I'll be doing. I was praying for something to happen in order to shut her up, and something did happen.
"Look out!" I hear someone yell from behind me. I spin around and see a scooter with a wagon attached to it containing three fillies speed towards me and Pinkie. I shove Pinkie out of the way and dive in the opposite direction, I get up and see the scooter screech to a halt in front of me.
"Jeez, sorry mister," a little orange pegasus filly said. 
"It's nothing," I say.
"You okay Pinkie?" Twilight asks her.
"Yep, thanks for saving me Scott." 
"A new pony in town?" a light yellow pony filly asks.
"When did you get here?" a white unicorn filly asks me.
"About a week ago," I reply. 
"Then how come we haven't met you yet?" the pegasus filly said.
"I've been in the hospital for the last week." 
"Wow, what happened to you?" 
I rack my brains and find the perfect alibi. 
"I had a nasty accident," I say, "But I'm okay now." 
"So what's your name mister?" the pony filly asks me.
"Scott Websly," I reply.
"I've never heard a name like that before," the unicorn filly said. 
"He's not from around here," Applejack said. 
"Oh okay," the pony filly said, "Mah name's Apple Bloom. You must have met mah older sister Applejack." 
Applejack, Apple Bloom. I can see the resemblance between the two. 
"My name's Scootaloo," the pegasus filly said. Interesting name, scooter matches it.
"My name is Sweetie Belle," the unicorn filly said. She backs up a little and rubs her foreleg, I can tell that she's a little shy but I don't really mind. 
"So where are ya from Scott?" Apple Bloom asks.
"To be honest, I can't remember," I reply. 
"Wow, what happened to you?" Scootaloo asks me.
"Huge unknown explosion." 
"Why didn't you let me take some of Granny Smith's pie for him?" Apple Bloom says to Applejack. Applejack shifts uneasily.
"Because I was unconscious for that entire week," I reply. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle look at each other while Scootaloo does laps around me. 
"Whoa, cool Cutie Mark," she said. I spin around and just manage to see something on my flank. 
"What is that?" I say. 
"Your Cutie Mark silly," Pinkie said. 
"I know what it is, I mean what does it look like?" 
"I dunno I've never seen a make like this before," Rainbow Dash said as she got a closer look at it. 
"Maybe this'll help," Rarity said as she places me in front of a window. In the window I can now clearly see my Cutie Mark. It looks almost like a pentagram but with strange symbols in each of the empty spaces and that the outer circle has been replaced by a pentagon. I have no idea what this is or how it got on me.
"So what is it?" I ask.
"You're Cutie Mark is meant to represent your super special talent," Sweetie Belle said, "But I don't know what that might be for you."
"I feel as if I've seen this symbol somewhere," Twilight said as she leans closer to me.
"Why don't you look it up then?" I tell her.
"Good idea," Twilight said, "I'll be back once I learn what it is."

Each one of the ponies except for Pinkie makes an excuse and leaves, saying goodbye as they leave. I'm now alone with Pinkie who's giving me a creepy grin.
"Which way to Sugarcube Corner?" I ask.
"Right this way," Pinkie said.