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// I am giant and what is this? 
// Story: My life with Ponies... 
// by Enterprise 
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So, ever since that fight with the six mares. Twilight sparkle wanted to try something with me. Well that something was a shrink spell and now I’m just a head over the average colt, which, to tell you the truth, peeves me off greatly. On the plus side I can see the town called "PonyVille" in daylight and not send the townsfolk running for the hills.
For the most part.
Well on this one day, Twilight wanted to see if my strength changed with my size. So to test this out, she took me to Applejacks apple orchard and had me help them take carts of apples to the barn. As for my strength, nothing had changed. I was behind Twilight, who had a baby dragon named spike on her back, who was behind applejack. For the hell of it, I was pulling 2 carts while they both carried 2 saddle baskets each, of which looked like the same as one cart each.
My mind was wandering when I heard a low growl. I looked up to hear twilight saying something about the work making her hungry and spike saying he was fine as he tossed some of the apples out of her basket. One hit me in the head and I eschewed a threatening growl back at him.
"Ops, sorry Radar, wasn't looking where they were going." he said apologetically.
"Well just watch where they go next time." I answered, he had been getting on my nerves lately and he always had an excuse.
"So, remind me again why I half to pull two carts?" I asked twilight. 
"I’m trying to see if your strength is the same of if it shrunk more then you did." she said, always a scientific answer to this stuff. "You haven’t even broken a sweat, so I guess it hasn't."
When I heard that, the first thing that went through my mind was 'my turn'. "Twilight, I’m basically a bird with traits of a lizard. I don’t, nor will I ever sweat."
"Well then how do you release body heat? Do you pant like a dog?" Applejack asked, quite literally to be blunt.
I stopped and face palmed, "no, I do not pant like a dog. I have areas in my skull that are open and have thin patches of skin and scales. Those holes are directly behind my nostrils and in front of my eyes, the air I breathe in is cooled off and heat is allowed to escape from the areas to prevent overheating. Anything else?"
Both mares stared at me wide eye, Twilight's were filled with fascination, Applejack's were filled with complete confusion. But before she could ask me to say that again, spike burped up a paper.
"hery hery, her grand royal hinus, princess celestia of equestria, is pleased to announce the Grand Galloping Gala, to be held in the magnificent capital city canterlot on the 21 day of, hm.. yada yada yada, curtly extends an indentation to Twilight Sparkle, plus one gest"
The two mares instantly lit up and in unison said with excitement, "THE GRAND GALLOPING GALA!"
"spike, can you fill me in on what just happened?" i asked.
"its a formal party held in cantorlot" he said. 
As twilight and applejack danced around, spike looked discouraged and pretended to throw up when two gold tickets exited his mouth and floated down into spikes hand.
"I've never been to the gala, have you spike?" twilight asked.
"No, and I plan to keep it that way, I don’t want any of that girly frilly fru fru nonsense." he replied with a hint of disgust in his voice.
"Might I ask what this gala is exactly?" I asked, risking a double punch in the face from the two mares.
"You've never heard of the grand galloping gala???" they both asked at once. I looked back at them and nodded. “Lived in forest for a long time”.
"It’s a great dance where some of the most important pony’s in equestria go to dance and relax. A dance would be nice". Twilight informed me.
Applejack looked at twilight and exclaimed to her, "nice? It’s a heap of more than just nice! I'd love to go, well shakes, if Ah had an apple stand set up, ponies would be trying to get a taste till the cows came home. Do ya know how much business ah could drum up for sweat apple Acres? Why, with all that money, we could do a heap of picking up round here. We could replace that saggy old roof, and big Macintosh could replace that saggy old plow, and granny smith could replace that saggy old hip. Why, I would give my left hind leg to go to that gala."
"With all respect, that sounds bit too ambitious to happen applejack, I mean the big city’s..." I started but was hushed by applejack "what would you know about big cities? You lived in the forest for yer whole life and ya still do."
"Nothing wrong with trying to apply what i know here".
Twilight looked at us and faced applejack "well in that case would you like to..." but before twilight finished, Rainbow dash dive-bombed both of them.
"I thought you said you were the best flyer in equestria." I asked, remembering the talk we had back at the pales.
"I am, oh what was I doing? Oh ya, are you talking about the grand, galloping, gala?" she said with a smile on her face.
"Rainbow dash, you told me that you were too busy to harvest apples." applejack said coldly.
"Wait, is this why I have to pull two carts, cuss you were down a worker..." I asked, not happy that I could have lightened my load if she had come.
"What were ya busy duin? Spying?" applejack asked coldly again, ignoring my comment.
"No, I was busy" rainbow dash said with a mater-of-factually tone. I looked up to where she fell from and saw a pillow and a blanket on one of the tree limbs, which, could not have been comfortable.
"I just happened to hear that you have an extra ticket. “She added, getting higher in pitch as she went.
"Well, ya, but..." before twilight could finish her sentence, rainbow dash jumped into the air "Yes, this is so awesome!" doing a back flip in mid-sentence.
"The wonder bolts preform at the grand galloping gala every year. I can see it now. Everyone would be watching the sky, their eyes glued on the wonder bolts. But then, in would fly... RAINBOW DASH. I would draw there attention with my super speed strut. Then would memories them with my fantastic filly flash."
"Ok, now that sounds so wrong on so many levels." I said, most likely interrupting her daydream.
"Hey, I’m telling the story here. So can it scaly." she replied. I was just about to go all out on her when twilight put a Hoff out in front of me and gave me that ‘don’t even try’ look. i got the message and backed down, still ticked about the name.
"Ok now where was I, oh ya. Aaannddd for my grand finally, the buccaneer blase! The ponies would go wild! The wonder bolts would wish that my signature moves would be incorporated into their routine, and then, they would welcome me as there newest member" thus, ending her daydream.
"Don’t you see twilight? This could be my one chance to show my stuff." she continued, hovering in the air like always.
“Once again that sounds to over the top, they are not going to award you for crashing the show” I said, but clearly none of them were lissening.
"You gata take me!", then applejack pulled her back by the tale.
"Now hold on just one pony peaking minute here. Ah asked for that ticket first" applejack exclaimed, getting up into the blue Pegasus face.
"Ya, well that doesn't mean you own it" rainbow dash shot back.
"Ya, well I challenge you to a hoof wrestle. Winner gets the ticket." applejack challenged.
"Ok, now I think you two are getting over whelmed here. I mean, it’s just a stupid piece of paper." I said, no realizing it till it was too late.
Both ponies looked at me with murder in their eyes. "Just. A. stupid. Peace. Of. Paper!"
"Um... twilight, now would be a good time to make me big again." I said, but instead of doing that, she got between me and them. "Girls! These are my tickets, I decide who gets the extra one thank you very much" she said, I was shocked that she just did that but she continued. "Whoever has the best reason to go should get the ticket, don’t you think?
"That sounds smarter but..." before I could finish, applejack butt in.
"Drumming up business for the farm." applejack started, but was quickly followed up by rainbow, "a chance to audition for the wonder bolts!"
"I’m guna fix granny’s hip!"
"Living the dream!"
"Oh my, those are all pretty good reasons" at saying this, twilight's stomach growled again in hunger.
Looking sheepishly at the other two ponies she shyly laughed and started. "Will you lessen to that? I am starving. Now I don’t know about you, but I can’t make important decisions on an empty stomach, so I’ll think about it over lunch, and I’ll get back to you two."
Spike hoped back on to twilight's back and started back, I unlocked myself and started back with her mainly because she could return me back to my normal size, and so that i wouldn't be alone with the two mares. I looked back to find that the two mares started that Hoff wrestle again and that rainbow dash was cheating by trying to pull her elbow off the table.
As we reached town some of the ponies there started to look at me and some ran into their homes.
"So who are you guna give the tickets to?" spick asked, still riding on twilight.
"I don’t know spike, but I really can’t think strata when I’m hungry. How about you Radar?"
I looked down at her, still having a foot on her in high. I replied, "Well, thinking when hungry is important so I can hunt down pray efficiently and not get injured in the meantime. So ya, I guess I can think when I’m hungry."
"You’re not hungry now, are you?" spike asked me.
"No, I ate before I got here, and my body’s been well tuned to use each bite as much as possible, and since twilight shrunk me, the meal I had before I came should last about 3 days until I have to eat again." I replied to the little purple dragon who was still shorter than me even on twilight's back.
"well, anyway" twilight said trying to get off the topic, "what should we eat?" and as if by timing, that pink devil shot out the door next to us and slammed into twilight, who in turn slammed into me. Sending both of us to the ground.
Being trapped under twilight and spike as well as pinkie was not part of the plan so I shoved both of them off of me and onto the ground, where both tickets landed onto her face.
When her eyes opened up, she screamed out and ran around, sending me over again, saying something I couldn't even tell if it was a language.
When she finally settled down she looked at the tickets with aw. "Wait these are... tickets to the grand galloping gala?!?"
"Oh for god’s sake not again" I said still trying to get back up from the second hit. "what is with you ponies and shiny paper?"
"It’s the most amazing, incredible, tremendous super" and at that point it started to turn into gibberish, turning back to a language at this point. “In all of equestria! I always, always, always wanted to go!" then she started to sing, at that point I high tailed it out of there. Being unable to handle the pink mare and her high pitch voice. I laid down next to a plant where a small filly was hiding in for what I could only guess to be for a game. 
When the singing stopped I tried to get back but the filly had claimed on top of me and fell asleep.
I saw from afar rarity, the white unicorn, trot up to spike and say something that I couldn't hear. I started up my radar head when another filly ran up to me and jumped on my face, rendering that more than useless. The second one had crawled up and sat on the top of my head. "Oh please don’t poop yourself on me" I thought. Then a third one came out of nowhere and sat on my neck. I tried to lift my head but my neck and back were sore from pulling a cart built for a pony. So I tried to call out for some help, mostly at twilight or spike but the one who came to me first was a little white rabbit. Who was followed by that yellow Pegasus, I do believe her name was Fluttershy. She gently lifted the three fillies off of me and told them to go home. She then looked at me and giggled. Then, rarity walked up to me, "how strange that one day you can hold off the elements of harmony and the next you get bested by some fillies."
"Ya, well it wasn't my day today, I came over here when Pinkie started singing, she has stopped, right?"
"Oh yes, we all have our ups and downs at some points." Fluttershy said.
"So, where is Twilight anyway?" I asked, looking around and not seeing her or spike.
"She went off to go eat and then she will give me my ticket." rarity said.
"Um... I think she said she hasn't decided yet." fluttershy said
"Oh, well I think there as good as mine, well see you soon, darling." rarity said before she trotted off.
"Well, I’m guna go find twilight before the fillies come back." I said and I hurried off.
I soon found her at a fancier restraint then most in town at one of the outdoor tables. I walked up and sat as strata up as I could next to them. "Oh hi Radar, I was wondering where you went." she said. 
"Ya, well things change when you get shrunk down like this" I said as I looked down at the table.
A fancy water walked up and put down two plates with food on them and walked back as if he hadn't even seen me.
"Oh thank you, I’m sure everything will be much clearer once I eat" she said. But before she could take a bite, all the other ponies ran inside the restaurant when the water asked, "Um, madam, are you going to eat your food in zee rain?"
"It’s not raining." twilight said as she looked back up to find that it was but there was a hole in the clouds right over us where it was not raining.
"What’s going on?" she asked when she saw rainbow dash up in the clouds.
"Hi there best friend that I ever had, enjoying the sunny weather?" she asked.
"Rainbow dash, what are you doing...." twilight said.
"What do you mean? I wasn't about to let the smartest, most genres pony get rained on, so I kicked a hole in the clouds so you can dine in peace, that’s all." she replied. My best guess was that she was trying to sway her choice in who got the ticket.
"Rainbow, you’re not trying to get extra consideration for the extra ticket by doing this extra special favor now are you?" she asked clearly getting annoyed.
"Me? Oh no no no, cores not" she replied but twilight wasn't buying any of it.
"Seriously, I’d do it for any pony." when she said this, we looked around and saw multiple ponies running around trying to get out of the rain.
"Rainbow, I am not comfortable accepting unwanted favors so I would appreciate it if you would close up that rain clouded right now." she said 
"Um twilight, I don’t think you’re thinking this through all the way." I said but she still wanted the hole patched up.
"ugh.... fine" rainbow dash said as she closed up the clouds like a zipper.
"Thank you" twilight said as she was about to take a bite from the sandwich when it flopped over from being wet as well as her hair. I could see spike trying to suppress laughing when rarity walked up with an over decorated umbrella.
"Ok I can see where this is going so I’ll be back." I said as I got up and walked away.
I made it up to the edge of the forest when I had second thoughts. With everything that was happening. She may need some support, so I turned around and ran back to the library. 
When I got there, twilight was surrounded by almost every pony that was in town. I rushed up next to her, trying to give any support, of which, just being there made the ponies back off a little but not far enough to be safe. "Might I ask what I missed?" I asked her.
"No time to explain Radar"
"So what are we guna do Twilight?" spike asked with the hint of fear in his voice.
"We. Are. Going. To. RUUNNNN!" twilight yelled and we ran off in an attempt to lose the mob.
The first choice for a hiding spot was behind an over loaded food cart. But somehow one of the mares was in the building it was next to and another one was in the cart. So off we went again.
The next plan was, for gods knows why, to dress up as a mare with a stroller. Well I had a coat on and spike was the baby with a binky. Well that didn't last lone either when a mare from the mob spotted us. Throwing the costumes off we ran down town and onto a bridge where we hid under it. Twilight and spike were hanging on under it while I was in the water with only the top of my head breaking the waters surfaces. Well spike had to ruin it by falling into the water.
Next up was as manikins in a store. I just hid under a blanket when the mob passed. And when it did, we ran in the other direction. Well, after that, we got corner in an ally the mob right in front of us too. As they neared us, Twilight started up a spell and, believe it or not, made me big again, not that I’m not complaining. Back to full size I looked down upon the mob as they stared up in horror. "I'm giant" I said with a toothy grin.
I lowered my head to the ground and let twilight and spike climb onto my neck. "So, shall we be going to the tree?" I asked her and she nodded. I ran out of the ally as the mob ran for their lives. My head was a good 10 feet above most of the houses so I couldn't get lost. I had an urge to just plow down the houses between me and Twilight's house but resisted it. When we got to the tree I decided to dive down and slid smoothly up to the door, and somehow getting my head stuck in the door way.
Twilight and spike hoped off when the other five mares walked in from another room. Twilight was on the verge of a mental break down so I started to talk. "Ok, so for all of you mares, what does it make you feel that you just completely ruined Twilight's day all because of some damn strips of modified trees?"
The five mares looked away with pout on their faces while Twilight just looked at me, perhaps I went overboard. "Ok, now who’s sorry they put Twilight in this predicament?" just about all the mares looked up and replied "yes", in their own way.
"Thanks Radar, I almost lost it there." twilight said, thankful that i helped her keep her cool.
"So... what happens to the tickets now?" rainbow dash asked.
"I say we have Radar eat them from cake!" pinkie exclaimed happily, with no hint at it being a joke. "Um... no"
"Spike, I've made up my mind" twilight said. "Please right this to princess celestia" and out of nowhere he pulled out a paper and quill.
"Dear Princess Celestia. I have learned that one of the joys of friendship is sharing your blessings, but when there’s not enough blessings to go around, having more than your friends can make you feel pretty bad. So, I appreciate the invitation, I will be returning both tickets to the grand galloping gala".
"WHAT?" all of the 5 other mares said in unison.
"finally, something that makes scene" i said to no one.
"If not all my friends can go, then I’m not going either. Spike, you can sent the letter."
"Ok, so now that’s all over, can some pony help me get my head out of the door way?"
Apparently, I missed something that lead up to spike holding six of those damn tickets. "Now we can all go!"
"Ok, so is some pony going to help me get out or do I have to demolish this place!"
"One second Radar." twilight said as she used magic to shove my head out of the door. All the mares now had their tickets and were walking off when spike ran out with his own ticket. I looked down at him with a smug smile as he tried to regain his manly hood, or what he had at the time at least.
"So, can you show me how you did that sonic blast thing back at the ruins scaly?" rainbow dash asked mockingly.
"Rainbow, you have 5 seconds to run." I said.
"Run from what?"
"Times up" I said and I chased after her through the town.

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Back in the Everfree forest, I trudged through the mud. I was hungry from all the running and all the Manticores would be asleep at this time.
"Perhaps the one from this morning is still there..." I asked myself as Colicer and Ralisea tried to climb a tree 100 feet in front of me. "Silly little ones" I said to myself as I walked on. When I got to the tree they were in, I uprooted it with my claws and carried it with me. "What did I tell you before, you can’t sneak up on me!" they just laughed and giggled as I swung the tree from side to side gently all the way to my lake, where the Manticores remains were nothing but dried bones...