//------------------------------// // chapert 11: Getting settled (slight edit) // Story: super secret human facility // by xXmentracksXx //------------------------------// The volume of the greeting made my ears ring like church bells being hit by a sledgehammer. But the ringing only lasted a few seconds and then faded back to normal hearing. I looked at Pinkie Pie, who had a happy smile painted on her face. I smiled back at her, thinking that this pink pony could be alot of fun when I get settled. " Well, lets get going. I want to make sure that everything is set and let you meet my friend. " Said Lyra as she nudged my back, wanting me to stand. " Ok, ok I'm standing, I'm standing. " I said as I lifted myself to my feet. I stretched my back, legs and arms. Being unconscious can really make you stiff. After my stretches, I sighed in relief and looked down at Lyra. " Well, lead the way. " " Ok, my house is a near the town square. So, if you want, we can stop by Suger Cube Corner and get a snack. " " Sure sounds... " " NO DON'T GO THERE YET!!! " Lyra, Twilight and me looked at Pinkie Pie, who was trotting in place. " Why not? " Twilight asked while walking to Pinkie Pie. " I have to set up Alex's ' Welcome to Ponyville and Equestria ' party and a party this big needs time to be prepaired. So no coming to Suger Cube Corner until I come and get you ok? " Pinkie said as she trotted in place faster. " Well, I don't see why not. Lyra..." Twilight said. " Yes Twilight? " " You can take it from here can't you? I need to go home and see if spike destroyed the library. " " Of course Twilight, I can take care of things from here on out. " Lyra said as she did a mock salute. " I'll be coming by later today to see how you are settling in. Ok? " Twilight said as she look up at me. " Sure that sounds ok. " I said as I also saluted with Lyra. Lyra flashed me a smile and I smiled back. " OK, ok you two. . . " Twilight said as she forced back a smile. " You two act alot alike. But anyway, you two should go. Don't want to be late for Pinkie Pies party. " Twilight said before turning towards the town and walking in the direction of, what I assumed as her house. Leaving me, Lyra and Pinkie Pie near the train station. " Well I better get started on your party. SEE YOU SOON!! " And with that said, she was gone in the blink of an eye. Leaving me and Lyra, standing there outside the train station. I looked down to Lyra. " Well I guess we should heading to your house hu? " I asked her. She looked to me with a smile. " Yeah, lets get going! " Lyra said and started waking. I followed along. ----------------------------------------------- Ponyville is a nice place. . . I thought as we walked along, passing by many brightly colored houses. The houses looked nice and comfy, even thought the roofs were made of hay or straw, But hey I done judge. While walking I gazed around, looking at all the bright flowers growing in flower pots and many other things that were just nice to look at. After a few minutes of walking, we came appon what appeared to be a market district. Many stalls containing a variety of goods, from fruit to vegetables, to hoarse shoes to saddle bags. Almost anything that a pony would be looking for, but not much tat a HUMAN can use. I was following Lyra through the crowds of ponies in the market. Most just looked at me, nodded and keep walking. Then there were a few who would see me coming, almost faint and avoid my gaze. But I paid no mind, I was just so interested in the items for sale. Lyra stoped and turned around to face me, I triped over her. But reacted quickly and stoped before I ran it to her. " Ok, before we get to your new home.." Lyra said as she reached into her saddle bag...Saddle bag?? when did she get that? So I asked her. " Where did you get that saddle bag? I don't remember you having one on you. " I asked while pointing my finger at the said saddle bag. " Oh, Pinkie Pie gave me it as a way of apologizing. " " Apologize for what? " Lyra shot her head up and out of her saddle bag. " Oh....uh....for a little arguement we had. " She said as she put on a face smile. " What arguement? " I said as I looked at her with a curious eye. " Anyway, we need to get some groceries. So, if you want, I'll give you a few bits to get some things that you might like. " She said as she got out a grapefruit sized pouch from the saddle bag. She then used her magic to hold the bag, levitate a hand full of gold coins and floated them to me. I put my hands together and they landed in my hand. " Bits? These look like those little chocolate coins kids get at Dollar Tree's. " I said as I looked at them more closely. " Dollar Tree's? What? " Lyra said. " Human store. " I told her, not looking at her directly. The coins, or bits, seemed to be main of gold. The coin I was looking at seemed to have a imprint of a unicorn. Maybe of the Princess? I thought as I gazed to another one that showed the back side, which depicted two unicorns, with wings, seemingly flying after each other in a circle. Hmm interesting design. Not what I would of went for, but hell not my dimension. I though, chuckling inwardly at my own joke. " Well, I'll find you after getting some groceries. Don't wander to far now. " She said with a smile. " Yes dear, If you loose me follow your heart. " I joked as I put the bits inside my pocket. Lyra blushed heavily, casting her gaze to the ground. " W-well... ok dear...Hehe. " Lyra said as she turned and went to the shopping. I stood there a minute, gazing left and right to find something to look at. Hmm, lets see if they have anything sweet to nom on. I thought as I walked towards a group of Ponies around a small stall. I reached the stall to see that the mare, a unicorn with a dark yellow coat and read maned pony with a suger cone with two scoops of ice cream on it, was selling same delicious looking ice cream. The group contained a orange winged pony, a white unicorn and a yellow normal ponie, much younger then the mare's and stallions around. Hmm if my 8th grade biology taught me anything. Then little hoarses, or ponies in this case, are called..umm...errr....fo...foll....foals or fillies, either one. As I approached, I could hear that the mare and three fillies talking, the mare having a slightly annoyed tone. " I said 'no'. You already 'helped' me enought today. " She said. " Oh come on miss scoopes, we said we're sorry. " Said the white one, who's voice was soft voice. " yeah we just want to make it up to you for last time. " Said the orange one, who's voice reminded me of a tomboy I knew on earth. " ya, we Just wanna help and mabe earn our cutie mark! " said the yellow one, who definitely had a southern accent. " I'm sorry girls. But the last time I let you mess with the ice cream, me and my husband were cleaning up your mess for a week. " the mare said as the put more cones onto the stall. " Ok. " All three said as they walked away from the stall with heads down. Poor kids, I wish you the best. I thought as I made it to the stall. " Excuse me? " i said her as she was under the stall, doing some ice cream thing I suppose. " Yes..Oh.." She said as she as she her head poped up from behind the stall. She seemed to be surprised by my appearance, I thought she was going to run in fright. But she didn't, she composed herself and smiled. " What can I do you today..Ummm..This may sound rude, but what are you? " she said as she straighted out some cones on thier little holders. I laughed then smiled. " I guess I'm the first customer of my kind. " " Well yes actualy. So mind telling me? " " Of course not, I'm a human. " I said with a grin. " A Hu-man, hmm interesting. But I dought your here for idle chat, so what would you like? I have chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and many more. " She said as she lifted up a lid on the stall. A cloud of cold air came out and what lay inside way a assortment of ice creams. I gazed adout until I found one I wanted. " I'll take the chocolate please. " " Ok, one or two scoopes? " " One please. " " Suger or waffle cone? " " Hmm, lets go suger. " " Sprinkles? " " No thank you. " " Ok, that will be three bits. " I reached down into my pocket and counted three bits with my fingers. I then removed them from my pocket and placed then onto the stall. She levitated the bits into a little chest to the right and closed it. She then took a suger cone from the little stand and levitated it infront of her, she then levitated a scooper and placed it into the ice cream tube and scraped out a big ball of ice cream, then levitated the scoop over the cone, clicked the scoop and the ice cream ball fell into the suger cone perfectly. She levitated the cone to me. " Here you go sir, enjoy. " She said with a smile. I took the cone in my hand. " Thank you. " I said before taking my first like, The chocolate was very smooth and creamy, the texture reminded my of silk and the flavor, my god, the flavor. It was the best chocolate ice cream I have ever tasted and I let her know it. " Oh good gravy, that's good. You make this yourself? " I asked. " Yes sir, me and my husband make it freash daily and on request. " She said smiling nice and big, clearly proud of her work. " Well I need to remember you when I want some top notch Ice cream. " I said in between licks. " Oh stop it you. But thank you for the complement. " " Well you earned it with his quality of ice cream. Again, thank you for the ice cream. I see you around. " I turned to leave. " Wait whats your name? " She said as I walked. " Alex Byrd, It was nice to meet you! " " Mines Double Scoope and it was nice to meet you! " As I walked, I turned around quickly, waved and continued walking. ---------------------------------- I finished my ice cream a few minutes after meeting Double Scoop and was left with the little pointy end of the suger cone. I was walking along when I came up with a good idea. I feel I should get Lyra something, she is going to let me stay at her place and I should get her something to thank her. I though, then began to think of something that she would like. As I walked and thought, My nose was meet with a sweet, sweet smell. The smell tugged me out of my thoughts, I looked around to find the source of the smell. I looked around the stall, the few stalls I saw had a variety of interesting and usefull things: Pots and pans, pottery, bowls, and a few vegetables. But nothing that was making that sweet smell. I continued to look around when I spotted a stall to the right infront on a house. The stall contained a wide variety of flowers, all colors and stages of flower developement. I saw a mare, watering a bundle of blue flowers. The mare had a white coat, a light red mane with pinkish highlights( maybe? ). Thats it!!! I'll get Lyra some flowers, she could put them in a nice vase!! It's perfect! I ran to the stall, getting closer and closer with each step. I could see that the mare turned to face me and had a look of pure terror. She droped her water pot screamed and ran behind the stall, hoping for safety. When I reached the stall, I could hear her wimpering behind the flowers and pots. I felt bad about scaring her, I didn't mean to frighten the poor mare and almost give her a heart attack. I stood there, listening to the wimpers of the scared mare and tried to think of something, anything, to say to this scared mare. " Umm... I'm sorry for scaring you. But I would like to..." " GO AWAY MONSTER!!! YOU WON'T EAT ME!! " She yelled, I could hear her moving behind the stall, nocking over a pot in the process. " I'm not going to eat you. Thats just silly. " I said as I shifted in place and put my hands in my pocket. " IF YOU DON'T WANNA EAT ME, THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT??? " " I would like to by a few flowers. " " HA!! I KNEW YOU WANTED TO....Wait....WHAT?! " She stammered at the end, I knew I caught her of guard. " Yeah, your flowers smell really good and I wanted to buy a few. " I said as I heard her movement stop. I waited there for a minute, standing in the silence brought on by the lack of words and by the flowers. After another minute past, I heard her move again and I saw her poke her head out from behind some roses. " Hello there. " I said with a wave. " H-hello. " she whispered out. " Can we talk? I would like to ask about these flowers. " " We can, but I wanna know your name first. " I tilted my head at this. " Why? " " You want my flowers or not? " She said with a look of uncertainty. " Oh feisty. Well my name is Alex Byrd. And your name is? " She tilted her head at this. " Why you want to know my name? " " You want my bits? " I retorted. " Hmm good point, well I'm Roseluck. " She said as she steped out from behind the flowers, revealing herself in full. I could see her cutie mark was a rose. Fitting. " Cute name. " I said with a smile. " Don't push it. " She deadpaned. " Ok, ok. " I said as she pick up her watering can with her mouth. " So anyway, what kind of flower are you looking for? " She said after placing her can by some yellow flowers. " Well i'm getting them for this mare and... " I couldn't finish my sentence, as I heard the clip of scissors, the sound of paper rapping and having a bundle of red roses shoved into my hands. " These will do. " she said as she started to walk behind her stall. " Roses? Why these? " I questioned. " Trust me, she will love them. " she said. " OoKay, so how much? " I asked. " Free. " " Ok here's the...wait, What? " I stammered as I thought I heard her wrong. " Yeah Free... Just one thing I want you to do. " " What? " I questioned with a confused stare. She turned around and walked to me. She waved her hoove for me to come closer, I leaned downward. She brought her mussle just inches from my ear. ... ..... ...... " Scare me again and I'll make you into fertilizer. got it? " She whispered. I was frozen in fear at the prospect of being used to fertilize her tulips. I gulped. " Crystal clear ma'am." " Good, Now have a good day. " She smiled and walked back to her stall. I never ran faster in my entire life then in that moment. ----------------------------------- I finished running and was leaning against a wall, with roses in hand and trying to catch my breath. I breathed heavily, wondering if I should try and find Lyra. Its been an hour now and I need to sit doen. I let myself slide down the wall and let my ass hit the ground. I sat there for five minutes thinking to myself, when I heard hoove steps coming towards me. I looked up to see Lyra coming toward me with three bags floating above her. She stoped a foot away from me and looked at me with confusion painted on her face. " Alex...why are you sweaty? " She questioned. " Oh..uh...no reason. " I said as I stood up. Lyra look at the flowers in my hand and blushed. " Whats with the flowers? " Ok Lyra, play it cool, play it cool. " Well, I got them for you. " Oh my... " W-w-why did you g-get me roses? " She stammered out. " Well... I wanted to get you something to say thank you for allowing me to stay with you. " I said as I rubbed the back of my head with my right hand, with red checks. " Well, t-thank you. thats so sweet. " Lyra said as she gave me bedroom eyes. " hehe..No problem. " I said trying keep my head from exploding from the sexy stare. All I did was smile back. We stood there In awkard silence, me smiling and her still giving me sexy eyes. I felt that this was getting alittle awkward. So, I did the only thing I could think of. " Well...I guess we can how head to your house hu? " I asked. " Yeah, lets do that. " She said as she turned around ready to walk on. But turned her head at me and gave me a slight grin. " Follow me.....dear. " And with that she started walking, giving her flank a little more sway. Oh god, what have I done.......And why am I aroused by this? I thought as I followed her, avoiding eye to flank contact. ----------------------------------------------------- After thirty minutes of walking and recieving glances from Lyra, we arived at what I assumed to be her house. It was a very nice house, with a light yellow paint job and nice curtains hanging on the inside of the house. The front yard had a few weeds here and there, but nothing to bad. We walked the path to the front door, where Lyra turned to me. " MInd opening the door? " She asked in a low and sexual tone. " Uh sure. " I said as I walked to the door, opened it, and held it ope for her. " Ladies first. " I jestered her in. " Oh...such a gentlecolt. " She said with a wink before walking in. I followed suit and found the hall to be nice and well decorated, Picture were hung on the wall showing, what I assumed to be Lyra's parents and family. There was a small endtable that held a small vase with a single blue flower. I could hear Lyra putting the groceries away in her kitchen. I stood there, admireing the decorations when something happened. Another mare walked in from the doorway to the right. " Lyra you're home. Did you remember to get some...." She was about to say when she laid her eyes appon me. He had a half pink half dark blue mane and tail. She had a cream colored coat, with three pieces of candy for a cutie mark. We stared at each other for what seemed like eternity. Her looking at me andme looking at her, a real stare off. After a few seconds paced I felt I should be the first to say something. " Hello..."