Chapter 18
After spending the whole day and night in Cantorlot and returning to Ponyville I found out from Arcana herself that she put herself in trance like sleep that was only to last that day, although she doesn't know how she got from her bed to the base of the stairs (at least she doesn't remember what happen the day before). So everything returned to normal, me back to working and napping, and Arcana reading and doing spells.
It has been a week and after the adventure Arcana had involving Applejack going missing (she later tells me that to never break a Pinkie Promise, because she said Pinkie scared her when she thought Applejack broke her promise), it has pretty much slowed down.
I was sleeping on my cloud as usually, but since the whole bees' incident, I have become a light sleeper.
I felt something nudging my side as I slept and heard some whispering.
I opened an eye and saw something standing over me, but I couldn't tell who it was, for the sun was behind the pony.
I opened my other eye and sat up and saw that it was Fluttershy.
"Hay Fluttershy, what's up?"
She looked up trying to see something.
I chuckled at the sight and said, "not that up, I mean what are doing here?"
"Oh um… I was wondering if you can…"Fluttershy said trailing off and trying to hide behind her mane.
"Sigh, what was that?"
"I was wondering if you can take… "she says trailing off again.
"One more time please."
"I was wondering if you can take care of my bunny, Angel, if it's no trouble."
"Why?"
"Well I am need in Manehattan, because the zoo there has some sick animals to be taken care of and everypony else is busy and you were the only one left, so can you please? "she said with a smile and a puppy like look.
Dang she is so adorable with that look, "sure I can, how long will you be gone?"
"All day"
"When are you leaving?"
"About an hour"
"So soon, alright then I'll meet you at your house about ten minutes then ok."
Fluttershy agrees and flew towards her home, getting ready for her trip to Manehattan.
Ten minutes later I stood in front of her door with a saddlebag on, as I was ready to knock on it opened before I can do it.
I was expecting Fluttershy to be on the other side of the door, instead it was the bunny of the hour ( hehe I love puns).
"Hi Angel, "I said greeting the bunny.
Angel just stood there looking at me, questioning why I was here.
Fluttershy then pops her head out and see me.
"Hello Star, just on time please come in, "Fluttershy said as she lead me inside.
As I walked inside I saw her getting her saddlebags on and saying, "now Star I left a list for you about Angel, are you sure you can do this, because Angel can be a hoofful sometimes and what's in the bag."
"Fluttershy I am completely sure that I can take care of him now go and it's my lunch, now go before your train leaves, "I said as I pushed her out of the door.
She nodded and flew away humming a tune.
I closed the door and looked at Angel and saw that he was giving me a stink eye look.
"Look I know that you don't like me, but let's just get this over with till Fluttershy gets back from Manehattan ok."
He just gave me evil look, which I didn't like.
"Alright moving on, let's have lunch ok."
I went into kitchen and made a quick salad for Angel and gave it to him, while he was eating his salad I took my lunch out in the living room.
Early today I got a chimi-cherry-changa, (a new food item at Sugarcube Corner, its cherry paste in a wrapped up tortilla and deep fried, made by Pinkie, she made it after her visit in Dodge Junction and it's pretty good) cinnamon roll (could never get enough of those rolls and I think I am getting a bit fat) and a bottle of sarsaparilla from Sugarcube Corner.
As I was about to finish my lunch with the cinnamon roll, I felt something hitting my leg.
I looked down and saw Angel giving me an annoyed look.
"Let me guess, you want a carrot?"
He nodded and I went back into the kitchen looking for a carrot in the cabinets, when I found one I gave it to him, were he just started eating it in a hurry.
"Now, now Angel, eat slowly or you'll get a tummy ache, "I said.
He immediately stopped eating and gave me an angry look and throws the leftovers of the carrot at my face, where it hit me in the forehead.
"Did you just throw a carrot at me? "I asked a bit stunned, which was just enough for the bunny to steal the cinnamon roll out of my hooves and starts eating it.
I said as I tossed myself at the bunny to get back my cinnamon roll, "Hay that's mine."
He saw me coming and runs into the living room, causing me to hit the floor with a thump.
"Why you little, "I said out loud as I made my way into the living room.
I saw Angel there standing on the table, and I immediately ran up to him.
He put up a paw signaling me to stop
I stopped right in front of him wondering what is going to happen.
He gave me a smile and pulled out a carrot from who knew where's and slapped me with it.
"Did you just slap me with a carrot?"
He nodded and I said as I reaching out with my forelegs to get the bunny, "why you little, I'll teach you to respect other ponies."
His eyes widen and with a quick reaction he slapped me with the carrot again, causing me to be stunned again, and ran up to a window and jumped out of it.
I flew to the window and saw him going into the forest.
"Wait Angel come back, don't go in there it's not safe, "I yelled out of the window worried.
But he didn't come back, causing me to panic.
"Oh no, oh no this isn't good if angel isn't here when Fluttershy comes back, she is going to give me the Stare *shudder* or worse she will start to cry, just because I couldn't take care of a bunny."
Thirty minutes later I am in the forest looking and calling out to the bunny.
"ANGEL, PLEASE COME BACK I PROMISE NOT TO HURT YOU."
At that moment I heard a shrill of a scream coming from a little distance away to my right.
I went to my right and sure enough I saw Angel there standing rigid.
"Oh thank Celestia I found you, "I said as I came up to him and lifted him in the air, but it looked like he didn't noticed for her just continues to stare at something, and then I heard heavy breathing behind me and something cold and wet fell on my shoulder.
I nervously gulped and slowly put my left leg behind me and felt ruff fur and something hard and pointy and very moist.
I slowly turned my head and there I saw a manticore and I had my hoof in its mouth, ewwww, I glanced down and saw that it had drooled on me, double ewwww.
"Angel, "I whispered to the bunny, "get on my neck, slowly and hold onto my mane."
Angel slowly did what I told him to do, after he was secured to my mane I said to the manticore as I pulled my hoof out of its mouth, "hehe sorry to bother you mister manticore, I just came to get my friend here, and also let my say, my what big teeth you have."
Apparently the manticore took my joke differently and roared at me revealing it rows of teeth.
"Oh wow you really do have big teeth, "I said as I stared into its gapping maw, "and now I will… skedaddle, "I ran for it, which the manticore started to chase me.
"This has not been my week, first the mares and now a manticore, come on give me a break here, "I ranted as I ran from manticore that was gaining on me.
I weaved through trees trying to lose the manticore, but soon came upon grove of closely grown trees that has no way for me to escape.
"Seriously, this is not possible, "I said annoyed.
I turned around and saw that the manticore had blocked the entrance to the grove and it looked like it was smiling.
I gulped and said to Angel, "Angel I'm sorry that I reacted early today."
Angel said something to me, but unfortunately I can't speak bunny, but I think he said something about being sorry, that or it my fault that we are in this mess.
The manticore leaped at us, we both screamed shut our eyes, the thought, I wish we were back at Fluttershy's cottage, came into my mind, and then there was flash.
We both open our eyes and saw that we both were back in Fluttershy's living room.
We both looked at our surroundings and then to each other, after a while I said, "ok let's make a deal, I won't tell anypony that you went to the forest and screamed like a little filly, while you don't tell Fluttershy that you slapped me with a carrot and threaten you deal?"
Angel agrees by nodded and we shook on it.
Hours later Fluttershy came back and saw us eating cake.
"Hello Star how was Angel? I hope he didn't cause any trouble, "Fluttershy said worried.
"Don't worry Fluttershy he was just fine, we did have a 'little' problem, but we got over that."
"Oh that is good to hear, but um… what are you eating?"
"Oh it's carrot cake, want some? "I said offering her a piece of cake
A/N
I hope this chapter is funny to you as it was for me when I was writing this, and please read and review.
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