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// Prologue 
// Story: Big Mac's Big Story 
// by Brony_Jay_1983 
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PROLOGUE 


“Now I think I understand how this world can overcome a man.


Like a friend we saw it through, in the end I gave my life for you”

Ace reporter Feather Nib here. I’ve recently done some work in Ponyville with one of their most noted residents, Big Mac. Everypony always wondered why he was so quiet, so they came to me for assistance. It took some digging and prodding, but I got what everypony was lookin’ for. 

It was a warm summer’s afternoon the day I had arrived in Ponyville and arrived to my room at Cozy Stables Inn. Nothing much had been going on that day, just the usual I suppose. Everypony going about their business, carefree in a sense that they knew what they had to do, but they had a sort of……….eccentric way of doing so. It’s nothing like here in Phillydelphia. Ponies going about their days in a monotonous way that just made the place so unbearable. I really did enjoy my stay there. Everypony was so kind and enjoyable. Heh, I think I may just make my residence permanent there. Got a job offer from Mayor Mare, but I respectfully declined. Told her I was going to think about it. That’s quite a move, you know. Anyways, I had arrived that day and instantly began to prepare everything for the big interview with one Applejack. 
It was quite a somber day, when I had first set everything with Applejack. We had agreed to send Big Mac on a vacation to Foalrida while we were doing the interview. Little did we know, he absolutely refused. For a gentle giant, he sure was adamant about staying in Ponyville for reasons I will explain later. Again, it was on this somber day I had gotten to know the Apple family before the interview. Oh my ‘Tia I’ve never eaten so many apple related dishes in my whole life! Okay, back to the story. We had agreed to do the interview with Big Mac actually involved. They told me from the start it would have been painful for him, again for reasons I will explain. 

Now, on to the interview. We had set it up a week after I had arrived, due to Apple bucking season. I’ve never seen a family work so hard and coordinated before either. The day of the interview had come very abruptly and was somewhat rushed, if you ask me. I had barely enough time for breakfast and coffee! It was only noon! Anyways, they had rushed me out of my comfy bed into the cold morning air. Let me tell you, that was no fun at all. So it had taken me some time before I had calmed down enough to do the interview. Once I was ready, I set up my equipment. I have here with me the tapes from the interview, along with written monologue. Please do enjoy the tale of how Big Mac became quiet!