Macintosh and Dolphin – The Switch
Chapter 9: The Sisters Suspicion...
Hazel just finished work at the multi chain restaurant McDonalds where she and her brother worked at. She was packing her hat and other things into her bag with Wayne only a few feet away eating the home made meal he prepared himself, to her it would be about 100 feet away since she still enjoyed the time with him but things was starting to mount up that she just couldn't ignore...
“It is now day 12 of the unusually events that took place on that very day, the events that lead to a world wide lose of two words that still under investigate and no where near to solving, as you can see from these word cards we can still write the word out and think it but when it comes to saying the mystery over it still remains, the word even in different languages all over the world could not be said. We will keep you aprized of any new developments of this continuing mystery”
The news report continued to other stories as Hazel watched Wayne just listen to it and hardly said anything, he was always over explaining things but most of the time she got a short answer response was 'yep and 'nope'. “Hey bro see back at home?”
“Yep” he replied with a smile and continued to eat his break.
Hazel smiled in return leaving the crew room and the store, on the way home she was lost in thought about the whole thing 'Almost two weeks now... Wayne watched almost every one of those episodes about three times over, I am glad he got back into it but other then that he seem to just spend his time and money on the garden... heck he even made the garden look like something from one of those shows... still he seem to visit that Orchard a lot and even bought a small apple tree that he planted in the garden... a apple tree!'
She continued down the path to home seeing the large forest to her right “The short answers and the apple tree... if I didn't know any better he was acting some what similar to that farm pony Big...” sudden she walked into someone “Sorry I wasn't paying...” her eyes glued on what she walked into and it staring wide eyes too “WHAT!?” she closed her eyes rubbing them and opened them again to see nothing “N-no way... but I...” she was looking at a man at her with shock.
“Miss... erm you ok?” he said a little freaked by what she screamed out.
“Ye-yeah sorry mister” she turn and walked on home “Ok Hazel your going a bit nuts your starting to see ponies in your day dreams... just relax...” then she paused “Wait a second that happened when I started to suspect Wayne of being someone else...” she tried to recall what she saw, it was a pony for sure a big one at that but nothing else came to mind then she realised whom it was.
'I saw Big Macintosh, for the spilt second I saw him and walked into him or was it that man, he seem to had dropped that brief case of papers... but why would I see a fictional character and walk into one if it was just my imagination...'
Hazel arrived at home putting her stuff down seeing Michelle in the garden feeding the plants with water. The garden looked like a piece of eden with it being blooming with flowers and the tree they now had looking that little stronger every day with first signs of apples starting to grow. “Hello Hazel how was work?”
“It was good, Wayne being polite and short answered as always, he got the hang of the tills again but I think he just does the job but rather not be there” Hazel replied walking into the garden “He seem to have more joy making this garden smile”
“If that was so Hazel but you have to admit he did a amazing job, look at these roses that never bloomed so well, if I didn't know any better I would of thought he grew up on a farm all his life and knew how to take care of plants and you wouldn't believe what he got us as well” Michelle points and Hazel gasped.
“A puppy!? He bought a puppy!?” she knelt down to the little black dog wagging it tail happily barking. “When did he get this little guy?”
“Today before going to work, he managed to get a good deal on this alsatian after we haven't owned a dog in over seven years... I thought we would never but I got to admit this little guy is full of life and character...” Michelle turn the water off and pick up the puppy “I've named him Buddy. I know it not original but I couldn't think of any better name then that” she rubbing the belly of the pup. “Isn't that right buddy”
Hazel rubbing her head a bit “Mum don't you think Wayne acting a bit off more then lately?”
“Well of course, you know he got amnesia and he will act and do things differently, I decided to give him a wide birth and let him do what he likes to do in the borders of reason, it might be strange he hardly on his computer anymore but still he my son and no matter what I love him”
“Even he is not even Wayne?” Hazel said with a frown
“What is that suppose to mean Hazel?”
“Nothing... forget I asked...” Hazel turn away and goes back into the house.
Michelle shrugs and put the pup down and continues to put water on the plants. “Not even Wayne... what the bloody hell was that suppose to mean?” she turn back to the door to the house...
Hazel after getting changed decided to put all the pieces together to sum up to this day. “Day one... Wayne struck in the back of the head after being thrown by something... that still unknown but he states it was a orb... looked up information came up nothing about a orb part from 569 years ago when a king went a bit nuts but no real information about that too...”
“Day Two he acts like he wasn't even suppose to be human, he charging around from what doctors told me... Wayne trying to move on his hands and feet as if he was four legged or something, but that could be due to the fact of being a baby and some memoirs of that around... and adding that the nurse told me he kicked a generator back to life after failing to understand how the wiring works...” Hazel pulls over another page in the book.
“Day three he returns home and things seem to be ok then suddenly he seem to be back to normal almost... we visited the Twiosmistar Forest and told him everything as he was a kid. That was kind of funny in some ways...”
“Day four when things really came a little more noticeable... I heard from mum he started to work on the garden and heck he was able to find and pick the weeds as if he knew exactly he was looking for and cut back a lot of the plants even digging out the old tree that died about four years ago to a lightning strike... still nothing too weird I guess...”
“Day five... Mum takes him to the New Town Apple Orchard and reviles she use to work there before closure and seem to set off a spark in him that want to help out mum more then ever before, I never seen my brother so driven... also he got his job back that day and I helped him learn to use tills with a program on the computer, he still doesn't seem to trust computers much... he seem wary and confused on how they work but after putting some mathematical points to it he seem to get a head around it quickly... very weird...”
“Day Seven through ten... this is when things get seriously weird, one was that he eating no meat at all now, not even his ham sandwiches with ketchup which is crazy... Well part from that he still like ketchup he has it with his meat free meals. But one thing that I did notice he seem to question about the human race and wonder why being the same race they was so far apart, I got to admit he had a very good point, over 150 countries or more all over the world, different laws, rules and whatever else you like to throw into it with all sorts of beliefs and such.
So can't fault my bro on that... But one thing that don't add up is how the heck did he manage to not only made the garden amazingly beautiful but where did he get that apple tree from? I did a little research and shocked to find he bought it from a international seller in London... and to top it off he been talking a bit less then usually and spending some of his time checking up on that crummy old farm that no one wants, it in disrepair... over grown and to top it all off it not even liveable...”
Hazel summaryizing up everything she wrote down. “And he just spent almost 50 pounds on next fridays euromillions! What the bloody hell he thinking about spending so much cash on trying to win something that he never won in his whole life since that came out... so there 97 million pound roll over doesn't mean spending all that cash you got a chance on getting it... as he told me with a mix of weird words yesterday... 'Taking a leap of faith is something y'all need to take...' that when I figured something was really up... my bro one thing but taking a leap like that? Buying a apple tree that bloody starting to show apples on it and to top it all off is those annoying short beat stupid answers 'yep' and 'nope'!” Hazel closed the book up putting it to the side.
“And today I thought I ran into Applejack's big brother... unless...” she looked at all the stuff “Nah that not possible... but could it be? Could he be in my brother's head? But mum and Nigel don't see anything wrong with him and just see amnesia... but how can something like that even happen” she looked at day one again “The crazy king! That my answer!” she quickly got her coat on and about to leave when Big Mac came through the door.
“Hey bro”
“Hi Haz, I'll be ready for the movie in a moment, still having some trouble getting changed in and out of clothes” he said walking up the stairs.
“Damn it I forgot all about it... guess the library going to have to wait... don't want my suspicious to catch on...” Hazel whispered then spoke up the stairs “Alright bro I'll be waiting!”
Applejack...
Walking to Golden Oak library she was a bit worried and wanted to get some answers, she knew only one pony to talk about this matter, it wasn't anything too concerning over the issue since her brother Big Macintosh was doing all the chores as if nothing had changed but she had noticed all the little things starting to crop up over the last almost two weeks.
'Ah'm need to keep this to myself and Twilight if needed... she the one that been studying about that weird orb thing... Applebloom and Granny Smith seem to be content with this amnesia stuff but ah'm not... not after what Applebloom found in his room, ah know she and the other girls shouldn't of been in there but what they found really started make me wonder...'
Applejack arrived at the library to see Princess Celestia leaving “Howdy Princess what bring y'all to Ponyville?”
The sun princess smiled to the element bearer of Honesty “I personally just brought back news from the a friend from Hoovdon”
“Ah'm didn't know y'all had a friend all the way out to that city princess” Applejack was surprised.
“Her name is Britannia, she was made captain of the guard at the city of Hoovdon, I can not be everywhere at once Applejack, so I send some of my most trusted and well respected ponies to places and send word back to me, she a kind and well sometimes excessive unicorn but her heart is always in the right place.”
“Was it about that strange metal thing that Pinkie Pie found?”
“Indeed it was, sorry to say we came up with no answers to why or where that strange metal thing was... I have duties to attend to in Canterlot now, have a pleasant day” Celestia got on her chariot and the pegasus guards take off.
“See ya Princess” Applejack waved her hoof and went up to the door. “Howdy Twilight can ah'm come in?”
Twilight sat staring at the metal shard in a glass case in the library “Sure Applejack, your always welcomed” she smiled to her friend turning to Applejack. “So what can I do for you today?”
Applejack walked inside looking around “is Spike here?”
“No he helping Rarity out making some new stallion outfits, I heard she asked if Big Macintosh would help her out with some measurements.” Twilight replied as Applejack closed the door.
“That is true and he already had, which is one of the things ah'm noticed with mah brother in the last two weeks...” Applejack sighed sitting on the steps looking over to Twilight with some concern. “And now ah'm found these” she pulled off her saddle back and open it up.
Twilight took them with her magic and was amazed “he drew these?” Applejack nods “Wow his mouth drawing is really amazing, he definitively caught your best side Applejack” she looking at the drawing of her and Applebloom working together on some grape smashing.
“He sure did and look at these”
Twilight took the next lot and scanning through it she glance to Applejack then back at the writing “This is story...”
“Eeyup, Big Macintosh doesn't even know ah'm taken them from his room and brought ya them, he working out on the farm at the moment as always” Applejack replied
“Equine Switch... got a nice ring too it” she read a bit more out loud “A experimental spell made by Princess Twilight Sparkle leaves Ponyville by morning different the ever before, the pegasi become unicorns, the unicorns become earth ponies and the earth ponies become pegasi, can Twilight undo the spell or will Ponyville have to adapt to their new forms for the rest of their lives?”
Twilight skimming through the pages “There some grammar issues here and there with some spelling but this is amazing and it about us! I would love to read all of this, it... wait how did he get our personalities down like this?”
“Ya can blame Pinkie Pie for that one sugarcube, she wouldn't stop talking to him about all of us for every so often” Applejack replied “But ya see what ah mean about my concerns do ya?”
“Well with Pinkie Pie blabbering about us like that I would but that Pinkie Pie for you Applejack, not sure what wrong with this or Big Macintosh though even with his big gaps in memoirs but thanks to you and your family and every pony else he getting them back. I thought you be happy” Twilight looked a little lost to why Applejack seem to be a little suspicious over this.
Applejack smiled a little “Don't ya get me wrong, it great that he got back into the role of his chores and book keeping, he even did good at the apple stall but ah'm noticing things that doesn't seem to be like him at all... he has those moments when he just plan old Big Macintosh but then ya have those moments he talk and sometimes over explain something, it just strange to hear him talk so much”
Twilight thought about it and recalled that “Yeah I did notice that but I just believe it one of those effects of amnesia and that orb does cause it, in all six other cases it was more crazier”
“What ya mean?”
“Well from what I found out and been told they lost their minds completely, one case was Princess Celestia's personal friend 256 years ago, he went completely crazy and called her a demon horse” Applejack gave her the weirdest look ever when saying it. “Yeah I know weird right? But think about this... your lucky”
“How so?”
“He might talk up a storm, draw this amazingly and write this amazing fictional novel about us and Ponyville but he still your brother and that what counts” Twilight sat by her.
Applejack sighed “Yeah ah guess so but...”
“Applejack stop doubting him and being suspicious, he might never be back to his normal self ever but you have to remember this Applejack he not going crazy and he trying his hardest to be the brother you once knew” Twilight put her hoof around her friends back
Applejack smirked “Ya know what sugarcube y'all right, Big Macintosh is trying his hardest to be whom he once was”
A knock on the door and voice made Applejack's face turn into fear “Princess ah'm got y'all apples that ya requested”
Twilight quickly spoke “Be there in a second!” the sound of books falling from the door could be heard then the door opened as she stumbled a little. “Sorry about that, you caught me sorting out the library”
“It ok Twilight, here are ya apples” he put the basket down before her.
Twilight gave him the bits “Thanks again Big Mac, oh and say hi to Applejack for me”
“Eeyup” he got back into the harness and pulls the apple cart away walking back to Sweet Apple Acres.
Applejack peered around the corner from upstairs “Is he gone?”
“Yeah he is, it safe Applejack”
“Thanks Twilight ah own ya one” Applejack look to the basket of apples “Ah completely forgot today was delivery day for ya sugarcube”
Twilight grinned “Now whom the one that got amnesia”
“Twilight ah...” she shook her head “Ya got me”
“Sure did” they laughing a little.
“Ah better get back to the farm and put these back before he notices” she notice Twilight was staring behind her with eyes shrunk “Twilight?” she saw a shadow form over her. “Big Mac behind me isn't he?” she nods “Aw nuts...”
Unknown...
“There is growing suspicion between the two named Dolphin Hazel and Pony Earth Applejack”
“The experiment must continue, results are becoming uncertain with each passing day...”
“Yes consensus has been made... analysing what has happened, not happened and just happened we have decided to act”
“Yes act on this and see how it works, creating a natural storm and a accident?”
“Be warned there is a 23% chance of innocent fatalities”
“A acceptable risk for the experiment”
“We are in consensus prepare for results...”
“Agreed”
“Agreed”
“Agreed”
“Day 14 will be the mark... now we watch and see”