//------------------------------// // Sometimes, Laughter Can Be Generous // Story: Braveheart // by BraveheartStudios //------------------------------// "Hey Twilight, can I ask you something?" Braveheart asked coming down the stairs. Twilight was standing at her podium looking at the star book she found two days ago. She's totally been neglecting Princess Luna's request. She had to focus on figuring out what happened to the North Star, but she also had to show Braveheart around Ponyville. There was just to many things to do, she just didn't have the time to do them both. "Yeah sure, what's on your mind?" Twilight said closing the book. "Well, when those three smaller ponies were here..." Braveheart started. "Those are called fillies by the way." Twilight interrupted. Braveheart nodded. "When those three fillies were here, why didn't they have cutie marks? I mean, you have a cutie mark. Me and Applejack both have cutie marks. What makes them different from us?" "Well ya see, cutie marks are received when you finally realize your special talent. My special talent is magic, and that's what my cutie mark represents. You like saving people, so you have a brave heart, and your cutie mark is a brave heart symbol. The reason those three haven't gotten their cutie marks is because they haven't found their special talents. But don't worry, I'm sure they will in time." Twilight explained. Braveheart nodded. He was learning so much about this world. It's hard to believe that this place is so different from his world. He's been trying to remember his real name, and anything else about his world, but he hasn't had any luck. Maybe he wouldn't remember anything at all. Maybe he... He was snapped back to reality when there was a knock at the door. Twilight went over to it and opened it using her magic. A white pony with a beautiful purple mane was standing at the door. She had some sort of small, purple creature on her back. "Oh hey Rarity and...Spike?" Twilight said confused. "Sorry to bother you, darling, but little Spikey Wikey here was at my door saying he was lost and didn't know how to get home. So I decided to bring him here myself." The pony, Rarity, said. The creature climbed off of Rarity's back and with a closer look, Braveheart realized that the creature was a dragon! Maybe this was Twilight's assistant, Spike. "He was lost? But Spike, you've walked home from Sweet Apple Acres alone a bunch of times, how in the world could you have ended up at Rarity's?" Twilight asked the dragon. "Uhh...bad luck?" The dragon answered. Twilight rolled her eyes and remembered that Braveheart was here. "Oh, you two come in, quick." Twilight said. She rushed in and Rarity and Spike followed her. "What is it, darling?" Rarity asked while she closed the door with her magic. Rarity must be a unicorn too. Twilight told Braveheart about the three types of ponies, unicorns, pegasus, and earth ponies. Twilight ran over and stood next to Braveheart. Rarity and Spike came behind her. Once they saw Braveheart, they stopped. "Uh Twilight, whose this?" Spike said pointing to Braveheart. "Rarity, Spike, I'd like you to meet my cousin, Braveheart. He's visiting from Manehatten." Twilight said. "MANEHATTEN!" Rarity screamed. She ran up to Braveheart and got close up to his face. "I can't believe your from Manehatten! What's it like there? What are the ponies like? How do they dress? Oh, I wanna here all about it." Rarity said. "Uh..." Braveheart didn't know what to do. He looked at Twilight, but she didn't know what to do either. "Uh...good?" Braveheart said. "Ooooo, a city attitude, I like it. I think you and I are gonna be great friends, but if you must excuse me. I have a really important design I'm working on for a very important client. So I must be off." Rarity turned and started towards the door and opened it. Spike started to follow her, but Twilight levitated him off the ground. "Oh no you don't, you have some explaining to do." Twilight said. Spike crossed his arms and sighed. Twilight, as quietly as she could, trotted down the stairs. "Is he in bed?" Spike asked at the bottom of the stairs. "Yea, he is, and you should be heading there to." Twilight answered. "Not until you tell me what's going on." Spike said. Twilight stopped walking. "Wha...what do you mean?" Twilight said nervously. "C'mon Twilight. I know when you're lying. That isn't your cousin. Who is he?" Twilight sighed. She knew there was no getting by Spike. She had to tell him. "Fine, but you have to promise not to tell anypony." Twilight said. "I promise I won't tell anypony." Spike said as he lifted his claw up. "No, you gotta Pinkie Promise." Spike sighed. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." When he said the last part, he raised one of his claws to one of his eyes. Twilight nodded. "Ok, you see.." Twilight told Spike everything that happened since Princess Celestia called for her to come to Canterlot the day after their one year anniversary. She told him how the North Star had gone missing and how she found Braveheart. She told him about how Celestia told her to teach Braveheart how to be a pony and to not tell anypony about how Braveheart is actually a human. "So do you believe it?" Spike asked once she was finished. "Believe what?" Twilight asked. "Do you believe he's actually been transformed into a pony from a human?" Twilight thought for a moment. "To be honest, yes. He's so confused about everything here. Nopony could fake it for this long. He has to be telling the truth." Twilight said. "Do you think he has anything to do with the star?" Spike asked. "Well, he doesn't seem to show any connection to it, but I haven't even begun to search for the star. I have to get somepony to show Braveheart around Ponyville while I study." Twilight's eyes widened. "And I think I know just the pony." The following morning, Twilight took Braveheart to a place called Sugarcube Corner. She told him that it was a place a place to get tasty treats. Before they even walked inside, Braveheart could already smell something delicious. They walked in and the aroma got stronger. "Oh, hey Twilight. Ya need something." The pony at the cash register said. "Nothing really, I just need Pinkie Pie. Is she here?" Twilight asked. "Hang on let me see." Then she turned around walked into the kitchen. "That was Mrs. Cake. Her and her husband, Mr. Cake run this place. Pinkie Pie works here too. She can be a little crazy at times, but she's still an amazing cook." Twilight explained. Then, a pink pony with a crazy mane stepped out of the kitchen. "Hey Twi...." Then she gasped. Twilight has heard that gasp before, it sounded like the same gasp that Pinkie gave her when she first arrived in Ponyville. "Hi. What's your name?" Pinkie asked Braveheart. Suddenly, she was right in his face. 'How did she dio that?' Braveheart asked himself. "Uhh...my name's Braveheart. I'm guessing you must be Pinkie Pie?" "Yup. Sorry if I scared you. It's just that I know everypony in Ponyville, but I didn't recognize you, so that means you must be new, and if you're new then you must not have a lot of friends here, and that made me..." 'Aw great here she goes.' Twilight told herself. "Pinkie, Pinkie, calm down. I need a favor." Twilight said. "Sure, what do ya need?" Pinkie asked. "Can you show Braveheart around Ponyville? Princess Celestia asked me to study something important, and I can't find time to do both. So can you, please?" "Twilight, you came to the right pony. Of course I'll show him around, but first let me do one thing." She rushed back into the kitchen. She came back out with a batch of cupcakes, but the smell was the exact same smell as when they walked in. "How does she make them smell so good?" Braveheart whispered to Twilight. "It just doesn't smell good." Twilight responded.