Fluttershy woke to Applejack’s light snoring. She got up, left the room and started to look around for a bathroom. She poked her head in each door to no avail. When she got to my door, it was a different story. She opened the door and let out a slight gasp. She saw my white hair, which she expected. But what she didn’t expect was the Rainbow haired girl cuddling up to me. She quietly
closed the door and quickly went back to the girls’ room.
“Twi. Twi” she whispered softly shaking Twilight awake.
“What is it, Fluttershy?” Twilight asked groggily. Applejack woke up as well, sat up, rubbed her eyes and yawned.
“G’morning” she said, smiling.
“There’s something you should see…” Fluttershy squeaked. Twilight tilted her head, but followed Fluttershy when she left the room. Applejack tailed behind. Fluttershy got to my room and pointed at the door.
“Fluttershy… What could possibly be wrong in there? It’s just Tom’s room” Twilight asked. Applejack opened the door. Silence followed for a few seconds.
“WHAT IN TARNATION IS GOING ON HERE!?” Applejack cried out, startling me and Rainbow Dash awake. I looked back and saw Rainbow lying right next to me. I screamed like a girl and hurtled out of bed. As I stepped back once more, I tripped over something lying of the floor. I banged my head on my wardrobe.
“Ow…” I said, rubbing the back of my head. I looked at what I tripped over, except it was more of a who. A girl with pink poofy hair was curled up on the ground snoring lightly. She had a white singlet top, and bright pink trousers.
“Another one… And what were you doing in my bed?” I said, turning my attention to Rainbow Dash.
“I honestly can’t remember coming here…” Rainbow Dash shrugged.
“She ain’t lying…” Applejack said, shaking her head. Twilight had a look on her face not even master code breakers could decipher. Fluttershy’s entire face was a bright crimson and she was looking around, not quite sure where to look. I turned my attention to the being sleeping on my floor.
“Onto the more pressing matter… How did this one get into my room?” I said, pointing at the sleeping girl on my floor. Everyone looked at her, and she rolled over to face me. Her face bumped into my knee, and she slowly woke up. After a few seconds she laughed and pounced on me, causing me to fall backwards again and hit my head.
“OW! GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!” I cried out. Twilight rushed over to me. She pulled the pink haired girl off me and took a good look at her.
“Pinkie?! What are you doing here?!” she cried, startled. The other girls all rushed over to see her. I sat up and went to brush myself off. I noticed something when I ran my hands down the front of my shirt.
“Aw hell, she drooled!” I said, quickly pulling off my shirt. Fluttershy squeed and hid her face. I stood up.
“Everyone head down stairs… I need to have a shower, and then we’re going to sit down and have a proper talk about this…” I said. Twilight and Applejack were carrying Pinkie.
“WAIT! Before you go downstairs, shower and get changed into your uniforms!” I called out after them.
“Kay!” Rainbow Dash called out. I heard clothes rustling.
“IN THE BATHROOM!” I yelled. I heard Rainbow Dash groan.
“So sensitive…” she muttered.
“I heard that!” I yelled back. I heard her stumble and scuttle back to the bathroom. I couldn’t help but laugh.
Well… That was one of the best things to wake up to.
Getting screamed at isn’t that great…
I meant the other thing.
Neither is another one of the girls.
The OTHER thing!
Oh… Yeah, that was pretty cool.
I yawned and went to my wardrobe. I grabbed one of my uniforms which was hanging with 4 others. I walked out my door and heard the shower running in the door over. I also heard talking and laughing.
“Too early in the morning to have THOSE thoughts…” I said. I was about to go to the other bathroom, which was 3 doors to the right of my room (the one the girls were using was 1 door to the left), when I noticed something downstairs.
There wasn’t anything purple down there before, was there?
Searching… Searching… Nope.
… Crap.
I slowly plodded downstairs. Sure enough, lying asleep on the couch, there was another girl. This one had purple hair, a white shirt, and black pants. I hung my uniform over the single seater couch next to the three seater she was asleep on, leaned over and gently flicked her forehead. This caused her to wake up. Startled, she squealed and backed up as much as she could.
“Who are you, you ruffian?” she asked in a terrified tone. Her accent was a posh British one.
“The person who owns this house” I say, standing up straight. The girls looks extremely embarrassed. She sits up straight, straightens her clothes and coughs.
“Well, my name is Rarity. I would like to thank you kindly for letting me spend the night here” she said, bowing her head a little. I laughed.
“You’re welcome, but to be honest I didn’t notice you until about a minute ago” I chuckled. Rarity straightened up.
“Everyone else is having their shower now. Feel free to go join them and then join everyone for breakfast” I sighed and rubbed the top of my head. I turned around and started to walk up the stairs.
“Uhm… I never caught your name” Rarity called out, following me.
“I never threw it” I laughed. I turned back to see Rarity with her cheeks puffed out, anime style.
“Alright, alright… It’s Tom” I sighed. I held up my hands in defeat.
“Well Tom… It seems I don’t have any other clothing” Rarity coughed awkwardly. I laughed again.
“There should be some clothes that fit you in the pile I bought Twi and Dash yesterday. But you’re going to need a uniform, so you’ll have to get fitted at school…” I said. Rarity stopped.
“How did you know I was going to the school?” she asked. I heard her start to climb the stairs again.
“Two reasons. 1: everyone else here is; 2: I’m not leaving anyone alone in the house” I said. I reached the top of the stairs, and Rarity was close behind.
“They’re using that bathroom. For some reason it’s Japanese style, so there’s a room to put your clothes before you get to the actual bathing area” I said and pointed at the bathroom the girls were in. The water was still running. She nodded in thanks and went in. I walked over to the other bathroom, removed what remained of my pyjamas and hopped in the shower. I could hear Pinkie singing over the water pounding my head. After washing my hair and turning off the shower, I stood in front of the mirror, pulling at my fringe. It had turned a light grey.
“I still don’t fucking understand this…” I said. After drying my hair thoroughly with a towel, I dried the rest of my body off before realising.
HAHAHAHA What a fucking dumbass!!!
You didn’t remember either!
Doesn’t matter! It’s not me who’ll be doing a Nudie Run!
I sighed and wrapped a towel around my waist. I left the bathroom and tried to quickly make my way down the stairs. What I failed to notice was the door to the other bathroom opening. Rainbow and Twilight walked out. Unlike me, they weren’t wearing towels. However, like me, they noticed the other party. My eyes went wide and I felt my entire face start to burn.
“A-a-ah… SHIT!” I yelled. I turned around, crouched, and held my face in my hands. Rainbow Dash and Twilight were both stunned. They weren’t sure what just happened but both of them felt their cheeks burning, and their chests burning with embarrassment. For the first time, they felt the need to cover themselves up. Applejack walked out of the bathroom wearing the clothes she was wearing the previous day.
“Ah told you girls to wear towels… Now look what you’ve done” she sighed and handed Twilight and Dash the towels she had been carrying. They quickly wrapped them around their bodies, and went into their room to get their uniforms. Applejack quickly followed, and Fluttershy quietly plodded after, avoiding looking at me at all. I heard Pinkie bouncing on the bed in their room, and I guessed Rarity was still getting changed. I leapt down the 15 stairs in one jump and grabbed my uniform. I locked myself in one of the small closets and quickly got changed. I left the closet and went to the kitchen. I filled the kettle and put it on to boil while putting pre-made coffee in a cup. I sat down at the bench between the kitchen and the lounge room.
That mental image is now stored in your personal memory
… I have no response.
Not even a little one?
I started to read the newspaper that was on the table when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I looked up to confirm. All six of the girls walked down the stairs, talking merrily.
“Good morning!” Applejack said cheerfully. It was obvious she was trying to forget what happened. Twilight and Dash weren’t having as much luck. It seemed like their blushing cheeks were semi-permanent.
“Mornin’. Anyone want some coffee?” I asked. The kettle perked and I stood up.
“I do I do I do!” Pinkie cried. Applejack nodded and so did Rarity. Fluttershy looked uneasy.
“How about tea?” I offered. Fluttershy looked up and smiled, so I assumed that was a yes. Twilight nodded gently for tea.
“Uh… I’ll just have coffee” Rainbow Dash said, still slightly embarrassed. I got 6 more cups, and made 5 cups of coffee and 2 cups of tea. I placed them on the counter and moved the sugar jar onto the bench. I went to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of milk.
“Help yourselves” I smiled. The girls made their drinks to suit their tastes, and we all sat around the bench drinking.
“Ok, I’m going to address the elephant in the room here…” I said. Everyone looked up.
“This is why I told you to take your uniforms into the bathroom with you” I said, Twilight and Dash went bright red.
No you didn’t.
“No you didn’t” Applejack said. I looked off to the side, trying to remember.
“Well… I meant to… So I guess it was partially my fault… Sorry” I said, rubbing the back of my head. Twilight quickly started waving her hands in front of her.
“Oh no! Don’t apologize… We should have known!” she said. Rainbow Dash nodded vigorously next to her. I smiled.
“Alright… Now for the second order of business… The matter of payment for allowing you to stay here…” I said. I put down my cup of coffee. Rarity gulped. She grabbed the bottom of her shirt.
“I-I-If I know what stallions want for p-payment… Then he wants-” she started, and began to lift her shirt.
“Information” I finished, stopping her in her tracks. Everyone looked at Rarity, and she lowered her shirt, which was raised above her belly button.
“O-oh…” she said, embarrassed. I coughed and leaned back.
“I want you to tell me what happened. What are you? Why are you here?” I said, looking at Twilight. I knew she would answer me.
“Uhm… We’re actually… Uh… Ponies from the land of Equestria” Twilight said, looking to see if I believed her. My face remained stoic.
Knew it already.
Then why’d you ask, dipstick?
Would have been weird for them if I knew all about them if they didn’t tell me…
I hate it when you’re right.
Love you too.
“Rarity and I are unicorns. We can use magic. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy are Pegasi, and thus have wings. Pinkie Pie and Applejack are Earth ponies. They have a special connection to the earth, and incredible strength” Twilight explained. I nodded.
“I was practicing a spell that one of the Rulers of Equestria, Princess Celestia, had given me. Something must have gone awry in the spells’ matrix, because before I knew it I had created a portal. It must have been created out of extremely dense matter, because it started to suck me in. I cried for help, and Rainbow Dash was nearby. She rushed in to help me but the gravitational pull was too strong, and she got sucked in as well…” Twilight finished. I blinked.
“And we all came in search of them” Applejack said, sipping her coffee.
“I see. If I may ask, how did you girls even find this place when you got here?” I directed my question to Applejack. She reached into the space between her breasts and pulled out a gold necklace with a flawless ruby apple.
“Our Elements of Harmony lead us to them” She said. Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy all pulled out similar necklaces. Rarity’s had 3 perfect sapphires, cut into diamond shapes. Fluttershy’s had 3 butterflies made out of pink diamonds. Pinkie’s was the funniest, being 3 balloons made out of 2 sapphires and a yellow diamond.
“Hmm… And do you two have them as well?” I asked Twilight and Rainbow Dash, full well knowing the answer. They ran upstairs and came back down with their bags. They rummaged around for a second before pulling out necklaces.
“Huh… Mine was a tiara before…” Twilight said, looking at the necklace. It was an 8 point star made of a light purple amethyst, with the points aiming diagonally substantially smaller. Rainbow Dash’s was a Lightning bolt made out of a Flawless Ruby, just like Applejack’s.
“I see… Alright then… we’ll get breakfast on the way to school. I’ve got to grab a few things, and then we’ll go” I smiled. The girls put their necklaces away. Twilight and Rainbow Dash put theirs on. I opened the draw and pulled out a Hardballer Longslide hand gun. I ejected the clip and checked the ammo. It was full. I clicked the clip back in, and pulled back the top. I let go and it snapped back into place. I slipped it into the holster inside my shirt.
“What’s that?” Pinkie asked, staring intently.
“A gun” I said. Twilight gasped slightly.
“I heard about those… They’re evil…” she said. Everyone backed away.
“W-why do you have that?” Rainbow Dash asked, slightly scared.
“City law. In case of a Dark Follower attack, citizens are required to carry at least one weapon on themselves at all times” I said. They visibly calmed down and came back.
“Oh right… I have to grab something for you guys…” I said. Twilight piped up before I got too far from the kitchen.
“Why is you’re uniform different?” she asked.
“Apart from the fact I don’t have to wear a skirt?” I smirked. No-one laughed.
“Well I thought it was funny… Anyway, I changed it a year ago, and haven’t been pulled up on it… so yeah…” I said. I looked down. Instead of the normal white shirt, black pants and grey blazer, I had a red t shirt, white pants and a white jacket that looked like it should belong to a school.
“I must say, I really like the design of that jacket. Where did you get it from, darling?” Rarity asked, grabbing my arm to inspect the sleeve.
“Actually… My sister made it for me” I said sheepishly. Everyone looked at me. Rarity’s eyes lit up.
“I simply must meet her! She has incredible fashion sense. Where would she be?” she asked. I walked over to a white door in the living room.
“Judging by the empty cup in the sink, she’s already off to school” I said. I opened the door.
“Don’t follow me” I said. I entered and closed the door behind me. The spiral staircase lead downwards to a vault door. I stepped up to a panel. I keyed in a 9 digit code, held my eye to a retinal scanner, placed my hand on a scanner, and had my voice run through vocal recognition software. Once everything had been checked, the door began to open. I quickly stepped inside and turned left to face a desk. I opened the draw and pulled out 6 Samsung Galaxy SIII phones. I checked the backs, and made sure they all had full battery and a sim card. I closed the draw and the vault, which closed behind me with a hiss. I headed up the staircase and opened the door. The girls were still sitting around the bench. I shut the door with my foot, walked over, and dumped the phones on the table.
“Take one each. They’re mobile phones. They’ll let you contact me and each other, even when we’re not together. My number is already in there, and you’re number is written down in the memo. Give it to each other and I’ll teach you how to call and text on the way to school” I said. Each girl took a phone.
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20 minutes later, we were all walking towards the school. I had finished explaining to the girls how to use their phones, and they had all put them in their bags and forgotten about them.
This must be the rarest sight in the world. Teenage girls who aren’t glued to their phones.
Call David Attenborough, we’ve just found the most endangered species ever!
I love it when we agree
“So, Tom. Can humans use magic?” Twilight asked out of the blue. I stopped to think about it for a second.
“I suppose it’s not entirely impossible. The closest thing we have would be ESP…” I said. Twilight stopped as well.
“What’s ESP?” she asked. Rainbow Dash groaned.
“Something for Eggheads, I bet!” she sighed. Everyone had stopped.
“Hmm… How can I explain this...? It’s sort of like the Schrödinger’s Cat experiment, but that’s a bit too morbid for you girls… So, uh… Oh!” I spied a convenience store. I ran inside and came back out with a box labelled ‘chocolates’.
“Ok. What’s in the box?” I asked. Twilight looked at the box.
“It says ‘chocolates’, so I’m going to say Chocolate” she said. Everyone else agreed.
“Suppose you’re right. However, it could be caramel fudge inside. So I’ll ask again: What’s in the box?” I asked again. I shook the box to let them know there was actually something in there.
“Now that you’ve said that… I think it might be caramel fudge…” Twilight said. Applejack and Fluttershy agreed but Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Pinkie didn’t.
“It says ‘chocolate’ right there!” Dash cried. I opened the box.
“You were correct, Dash. There was chocolate inside” I said, showing everyone. I closed the box again.
“You had to open it to be sure. Now… what’s in the box?” I asked again. Twilight looked at me, puzzled.
“You… You just showed us that it was chocolate…” she said. Applejack looked at me suspiciously.
“I did. But what if there’s someone who believed that there was caramel fudge inside? Then that person opened the box, only to discover that there actually was caramel fudge inside?” I look Twilight in the eyes. She steps back and starts to process this.
“That person would have created a ‘Personal Reality”. People who can create that reality are called Espers. To answer your question, ESP stands for ‘Extrasensory Perception’. That essentially means gaining information outside the basic scientific means” I grinned. I could see Twilight’s mind working at a million miles an hour behind her indigo eyes.
“So, what you’re saying is that certain people can create their own reality in which they can use powers, and implement it into this reality?” she asked. I raised my right hand to eye level. An electrical current ran between my fingers.
“Exactly” I smirked as another electrical current ran through my hair. Everyone stepped back.
“It’s kind of like your magic. If we use it too much it tires us out” I said. I kept walking. The girls jogged to catch up to me, still trying to process what they just saw.
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As we made it to school, there was a large congregation in the front courtyard.
“What’s going on? Is this normal?” Fluttershy had started to panic. I shook my head.
“3… 2… 1…” I sighed. After I said 1 I gently pushed Rainbow Dash, who was standing on my right, to the side. Before she could react, a boy slammed down into the pavement right where she had been standing.
“Thought so…” I sighed. I started to walk forward.
“ANYONE ELSE WANNA CHALLENGE ME?!” a female voice yelled from the centre of the crowd. It spooked Fluttershy, who hid behind Applejack. I made it to the crowd, and started to push my way through.
“Wait! It sounds dangerous!” I heard Applejack cry out to me. I listened and exited the crowd.
“GET OUT HERE!” I yelled, causing the girls behind me to gasp. Poor Fluttershy almost fainted. Within a few seconds, a girl marched out of the crowd. People parted to make room for her. She was wearing a modified uniform that looked almost like mine, only with blue decals and a grey skirt. She had bright golden blonde hair that went down to her butt. She stopped right in front of me. It looked like she was sizing me up, even though her head only came up to my shoulders. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were getting ready to run in if she attacked. Instead of attacking, she leapt forward and pulled me into a huge bear hug.
“I missed you, bro!” she cried out, tightening her grip. I was wheezing. I put my hands on her shoulders.
“Too tight! Too tight!” I groaned. She released her grip and pulled me into a normal hug. I put my right hand on the back of her head, and my left hand around her back and on her right shoulder.
“Good to see you again, sis” I smiled as she buried her face into my shoulder. The 6 girls behind me had recovered from the initial shock enough to allow their jaws to drop.
“T-t-that’s his… s-s-sister…” Rainbow Dash said, staring. Jen released me and looked at the 6 girls.
“Who’re they?” she asked, looking up at me.
“Transfers. Been helping them in your stead” I shrugged. She laughed.
“I’ll be sure to make something awesome for dinner then” she smiled. I grinned. Jen walked over.
“I’m Jennifer Dunois, Tom’s sister” she said, offering her hand. One by one, the girls took it.
“Ahm Applejack” Applejack smiled and shook her hand warmly. It seemed to be a small test of strength that ended with them both feeling evenly matched.
“I’m Rainbow Dash!” Rainbow Dash enthusiastically shook her hand. Jen laughed.
“I like you! You’ve got fire in your belly!” she said.
“I’m Pinkie Pie! We’ve gotta throw a party!” Pinkie yelled as she took Jens hand and shook it.
“Sounds like a plan to me!” Jen chuckled.
“I’m Rarity. Might I just say that your uniform and your brother’s look absolutely divine!” Rarity said, daintily shaking Jen’s hand. Jen smiled widely.
“I’m glad you like them. If you don’t have a uniform, I can whip one up for you by tomorrow” Jen offered, to which Rarity nodded enthusiastically.
“I’m… Fluttershy…” Fluttershy said, almost inaudibly. She gently took Jen’s hand.
“Nice to meet you, Fluttershy” Jen grinned sweetly. Everyone was wondering how she heard her.
“And I’m Twilight Sparkle. Your brother told me you’re really smart” Twilight shook her hand in a normal fashion.
“I don’t like to brag, but I’ve come first in all my classes in… Forever” Jen smiled. Twilight felt she had finally found someone she could relate to.
“My sister, the crowd pleaser” I smirked. She turned around.
“And my sister, scaredy cat” she poked out her tongue. I laughed. The girls all walked up to me.
“Shall we head in?” Twilight asked. I nodded, and Jen pushed Twilight aside and hooked her arm into mine.
“Let’s go!” Jen cried, pointing forwards. She began to pull me along, and the girls all followed, laughing at my failed attempt at struggling.