//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: Waking in Ponyville (edited) // by RedRaven //------------------------------// Fluttershy tucked me in that night, after a long day of discussion on what occurred, and we came to the conclusion that tomorrow we would go and see Twilight Sparkle, one of Fluttershy's friends. Apparently, she knew a lot about magic, and had even been to an alternate world before! It was going to be perfect! "Good night," Fluttershy whispered, pulling the blanket over me. She then slipped out of the room. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep. I'd just lay here thinking about everything Fluttershy told me. And all the while, I'd try not to remind myself of home, how I was going to miss the blooming of my my favorite flower. Instead, I would be in Ponyvilles School for Foals. I was kind of nervous that I would meet new ponies. What would they say when I told them my name? It's not even a pony name. I decided to make up a new name. Flowering Beauty? Na. Sea? No... Ugg! I would never fit in here. Never. I wiped a tear from my eyes. That's what my mom would call me. I silently cried myself to sleep, slowly but surely. "Hey Maya. It's time to wake up!" Said a familiar voice. "MOM?!?" I squealed happily, my head flying up from my pillow. Sadly, the voice belonged to Fluttershy. I felt my ears fall downward, as I sniffled. I must have cried all night long, for my pillow was quite damp, and I couldn't cry anymore. "I'm...Sorry...I'm not your mom." Fluttershy stuttered awkwardly. "Come on downstairs, I made you some breakfast." I walked down the steps, and there was a bowl of oats on the table. I just ate it, not caring about the bland flavor. I was just so thankful that I had meet such a kind pony. I don't even know, or even want to think about where I would be without her. I gazed out the window at the bright sun that shinned above the dark forest in the distance. Then it hit me. My new name would be Sunshine. The name my mother often called me. I felt my eyes burning, until tear actually fell from my eye. I was trapped in this world. Possibly forever. I sighed aloud, which actually felt pretty good. "I'm not hungry." I murmured, pushing away the bowl of oats, hoping that I didn't sound ungrateful, because it was really the opposite. Fluttershy just smiled understandingly. "I wouldn't be either." She said, trying to sound cheery. When she turned around to wash her hooves in the sink, I noticed another thing about her. She had a tattoo of three pink butterflies. I found myself staring at it, when Fluttershy suddenly turned around, and I instantly felt rude for staring at her. "What are you thinking?" Fluttershy asked, confused as to what I was looking at. "What's that?" I asked, feeling my face turn red as I pointed out the picture on her flank. "Oh! This?" She started, looking at the butterflies,"That's my cutie mark!" "Your what?" "My cutie mark. Don't you have them back at your world?" I shook my head. "Well, it's something you get once you figure out your very special talent." When Fluttershy saw that my face remained confused, she told me the story of how she got her cutie mark. I gasped at the part where she said that she fell from the sky. Wouldn't she of died? Then it got even weirder when she explained some butterflies caught her. That was just strange. Then again, everything in this world was backwards, so I just nodded. Her cutie mark stood for how good she was with animals, which explained why she had so many animals in her home. Her story was heartwarming, and afterwards, I wanted to meet the other friend she spoke of named Rainbow Dash. She sounded so heroic. The kind of person willing to stand up for a friend, like me. A bunny ran over to Fluttershy and jumped up on her lap,"Oh! Sorry Angel, but I'm about to head out, so you can't sit on me right now." The bunny looked disappointed, and hopped off her and ran off. "Are you ready to go?" She asked me. I nodded, "Ready as I'll ever be." We stepped outside, and I felt my legs getting wobbly, for I wasn't used to walking with my new legs. The sun gleamed brightly above us, reflecting the exact opposite of my mood. I stumbled along the dirt road with Fluttershy, who tried to help me walk with her wing. Though a kind gesture, it wasn't much support. We crossed a bridge and started off towards the town called "Ponyville". By the time we got to town, I was already getting judgmental glances from all the other ponies. I had never seen so many colors in one place in my life! All the colors reminded me of my garden... It seems as if when you miss something so much, everything reminds you of it. "Are you alright?" Fluttershy asked in an alarmed tone, and I realized I was crying. I wiped the tears from my face. "I'm fine." I sighed, trying to keep myself together. We came across a tree house. By tree house, I don't mean a tree with a ladder, and a wooden structure on the top. I mean a tree with a door at the bottom and windows with a sign next to it with a picture of a book. I immediately assumed it was a library. "Here we are!" Fluttershy sighed happily, as if thousands of memories were created at this place. "She lives in a library?" I asked, shocked. Fluttershy nodded. "Are you ready?" She asked. "Ready as I'll ever be!" We stepped into the tree house, and my hooves made a light clopping noise. There was a purple pony in the center of the room with a dark, navy blue mane with a pink and purple stripe. She was using MAGIC to levitate books across the room to but them on the shelves. There as a purple aura around the books as well as her horn. "Whoa! That is so cool!" I exclaimed. Startled, the purple pony dropped all the books she was lifting to the shelves. She whirled around, and looked instantly relieved. "Oh, Fluttershy! I didn't hear you come in." The pony sighed, then suddenly looked confused, and turned to face me,"You've never seen magic before? I shook my head "no". "But your a unicorn!" "Thats what we're here to talk about." Fluttershy stated, sounding quite mysterious as she inserted herself into the conversation.