I awoke to a blinding headache and an aching stomach. Looking around me blearily, I take notice of a series of strange machines hooked up to me with wires. Attempting to move, I groan in agony as my headache soars to new heights of pain. At the sound of movement, I rotate my head so I'm looking in the general direction of the noise and detect the presence of delicious innocence. I feel something poking me and saying something incomprehensible. It takes me a while to work my way out of my stupor, regaining my sight as a weird creature walks through a door set across from my prone form.
"Ah, well hello there, miss dofu. I see you're feeling better?" The creature asks, too which I nod. "Good, now then, I'd like you to sign these forms in the absence of a responsible parent or guardian." It asks, handing me a sheaf of paper. "I'll be back in an hour to collect the forms. In the meantime, I'll tell the three fillies who found you you're awake." It says as it exits the room and closes the door behind it. I stare the the forms quizzically as I read the contents of the first page.
Name:
Gender:
Age:
Dofu Ability
Home Address:
Parent or Legal Guardian:
Looking at them for a while longer, I casually incinerate them by channeling fire into my hands, causing them to catch alight almost instantly. Soon after the sound of three excitable voices echoes through the door, heralding the approach of a group of younglings, supposed the "fillies" that had found me. Soon after the voices reach my ears the door explodes open and three smaller versions of the creature from before, only clearly feminine and of a different colour scheme.
"So... You're awake?" A creme coloured one with red hair and a bright red bow in her hair. I nod in response. "Uh, cain ya talk?" I nod again. "Are ya gonna talk?" I shrug.
"Ugh! This is getting us nowhere, guys. Let me talk to her." A brash sounding, orange coloured one with dark purple hairs says. "Alright, who are you, what are you, and are you a spy!" It shouts, causing me to send it a withering glare. Shrinking back, the creature grabs a white one next to it with a two toned hairstyle and a horn on its head. "Here, talk to Sweetie Belle!" The orange one says, backing away quickly.
"Why do I have to talk to it?!" The white one says, it's voice cracking horrendusly.
"You said we should bring it back with us." The orange one retorts.
"But YOU spooted it, Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle accuses, butting heads with Scootaloo, getting into a loud argument.
"Just ignore those two. So, how'd you wind up in the Everfree?" The creme coloured one asks. I shrug. "Not very talkative, are ya?" I shrug. "Well, do ya have anywhere to stay tonight?" I shake my head. "Well, as long as my big sis okays it, you cain stay at mah place. Ma name's Applebloom, what's yours?" The creme coloured one asks, holding a hand out towards me.
"I'm Amena Winterfall." I croak, my dehydrated throat made clear.
"Ah'll get ya some water, hopefully those two over there will stop arguing soon." Applebloom says as she walks towards the door. I look at one of the strange machines, it has a screen on it and is emitting a steady droning beep whilst displaying a green line. I carefully trace a wire coming out of it to a weird clip on my finger, which I remove immediately. I then set to work finding what each cable goes to and removing them upon confirming nothing bad could be caused by the act. After several minutes, Applebloom walks through the door carrying a glass of water. She pauses and looks at me and then at all the unplugged machines with worry.
"Ah think ya'll mighta been meant to keep those hooked up to ya." She says as she hands me the water, which I scull in one go. "Ya'll were thirsty, weren't ya?"
"Yes, very much so." I reply, evidently surprising her with the soft melody of my voice.
"Wow, you've got a pretty voice." She says with a look of awe.
"How do you mean such? I have a comparatively average voice, miss Applebloom." I respond.
"Ya'll cain just call me Applebloom, save the miss for ma big sis. So, where're you from?"
"Valdrite."
"Never heard of it, where is it?"
"Not this world, too bright and sunny here. No eternal overcast and highly toxic pockets of air." I deduce.
"How cain ya'll survive in such a place?!" She asks worriedly.
"With ease, afte rall, once you get past the fact that nine out of ten individuals you meet will either try and eat you or rape, and sometimes both, though not necessarily in that order, it's a rather nice place." I explain, earning me looks of horror from the trio.
"That sounds horrible. Ah'm glad ya wound up in the Everfree Forest now, that place must'a been worse'n Tartarus." Applebloom says.
"But in Valdrite, I have Eldren." I say, causing her to cringe.
"Is Eldren yer big brother or something?"
"He took to looking after me when he found me wandering around in a forest completely naked."
"Well... You're sorta naked now, hospital gowns sorta have an open back, and you don't get to wear clothes under them." Sweetie Belle says sheepishly.
"And the point you are trying to make is?" I ask.
"That, you're naked... in front of three other ponies." She says, a blush slowly making itself apparent on her face.
"I see, and would you know where my clothes are?"
"Yeah, the hospital took them to be washed." Scootaloo says.
"Very well, and where is this hospitals washing room?"
"In the basement. Why'd you ask?" Scootaloo asks.
"I shall navigate my way to this basement and retrieve my clothes, I shall return at a later time period." I say, getting off of the raised bed I was resting on, revealing that I was wearing a drab gray gown with sickly green polka dots.
"B-but you shouldn't go out by yourself, you might have been injured!" Sweetie Beller says, trying to hid her blush.
"I have no injuries, and this gown is an front to those who would prefer to be dressed brightly, and thus must be destroyed." I say, as I begin taking off the gown, only to be tackled to the ground by the three.
"Don't get naked in front of others! It's indecent." Applebloom scolds.
"How is it indecent, and what is 'indecent'?" I ask, causing the three to stare at me dumbfounded.
"H-how can you have no concept of decency!" Scootaloo shouts. "Decency is acting with a modicum of.. uh. GRAH! I don't know, that's something an egghead like Twilight would know, not me." She says, throwing her arms up in surrender.
"Then I see no problem to walking around naked." I say, heading out the door, minus one offense to cheeriness and fashion, leaving three confused and creeped out ponies behind.
"Hey, wait!" They all shout, chasing after me.
"I shall find my clothes and dress in a proper way." I say, dodging their attempts to tackle me with contemptuous ease.
"Gah, how is she so agile!" Applebloom growls as I once again dodge her tackle.
"I am a trained master swordsman and have ample tutelage in the arts of acrobatics." I say, jumping as Sweeite belle and Scootallo try a two pronged tackle, scraping the roof with my head.
"How the tartarus can she jump so high." Scootaloo asks, watching me land gracefully from jumping six feet in the air.
"Ah have no idea, but we've got to stop her before somepony sees her." Sweetie Belle replies, recovering first and running after my naked form.
"Got it!" Applebloom and Scootaloo yell as they get up and resume chasing after me, rounding a corner to see me standing on Sweetie Belles stooped over buttock and looking at a map on the wall. "Sweetie! How'd this happen?"
"There was a puddle of water on the ground and I slipped. Amena decided to use me as a stepping stool." Sweetie Belle groans.
"Quiet, peon, I am studying a map."
"Could you at least at some clothes on?" Sweeite Belle begs.
"As soon as I locate mine. I have plotted a route to the washing room, and shall now reclaim my clothes." I say as I step off Sweetie Belle and walk off on my pre-determined route, only to round a corner and smack into a pair of legs.
"What in the name of celestia are you walking around naked for?!" The owner of the legs says, jumping back in fright.
"The gown that I was given by the nurses here was abhorrent and unseemly. So I threw it away and am now journeying to claim my clothes from the washing room." I explain, trying to sidestep around the person in front of me.
"Don't know know it's illegal to walk around naked?"
"They could not stop me even if they tried." I state.
"Well aren't we full of ourselves." The owner of the legs says, hoisting me up by my shoulders. "Come on, you little weirdo, let's get you some clothes." The being says just as Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom round the corner.
"Rainbow Dash! *Squee* What're you doing here?" Scootaloo asks giddily.
"I got sentenced to community service after I crashed into, and destroyed, one of the town halls walls." Rainbow says, rubbing her head sheepishly.
"Oh, uh... is Amena in trouble?" Applebloom asks from next to a dumbfounded Scootaloo.
"Nah, as long as no pony else sees her before we get her her clothes, everything'll be alright. At least until I tell her mother about her behaviour." Rainbow Dash says, causing the fillies to gasp.
"My mother and father are dead." I say.
"Aaaaaaaaand now I tell like a dick." Rainbow Dash says, groaning.
"What's a 'dick'?" Sweetie Belle asks.
"Uhh... Nothing you need to concern yourselves with until you're over sixteen! Kthanksbye!" Rainbow Dash says, quickly jetting away with me tucked under her arm.
"Great job, miss Rainbow Dash, swearing in front of three minors." I snark.
"Don't'cha mean four?" She asks.
"Do not change the subject, miss Rainbow Dash."
"Fine, and call me Rainbow or Dash, calling me miss makes me feel old."
"Very well then, Rainbow. So, are we going to acquire my clothes, or hover three feet off the ground in a large hallway?" I ask, causing Rainbow to blush and race off down a series of stairs and hallways until we reached the washing room.
"Alright, now then, what do your clothes look like?" She asks me, which I ignore and instead walk over to a pile of neatly folded clothes, which I throw to the side carelessly, earning me a shout of warning. But I do not care, for I have revealed my clothes, and reach for them, just as a nurse enters the room and just stares at me, occasionally looking at Rainbow.
"This isn't what it looks like!" Rainbow yells, blushing furiously.
"But it is exactly what it looks like. You brought me to where my clothes are, and I am about to put them on." I say, causing the nurse and Rainbow to stare at me.
"Soooooo, this mare isn't trying to molest you?" The mare asks, causing Rainbow to shout at her and take a menacing step forwards.
"No, and if she was, I would merely implode her thoracic cavity." I say, pulling on my clothes at an impossible speed. "Now then, where are my belt, pouches, bag of holding, sword, and pistol?" I direct towards the nurse, who looks conflicted. She is jut about to speak until she is interrupted by Rainbow.
"What sort of pony gives their dofu a pistol and a sword?!" She screeches.
"I know not what this 'dofu' is, but I made the pistol myself, and the sword is a gift I received on my birthday." I say whilst staring into Rainbows very soul.
"U-u-uh o-okay then." She stutters, overcome by a feeling of scrutiny. "So, nurse Stoneheart, do you know where her 'things' are?" Rainbow asks the nurse.
"They were confiscated by the guard. They should be at the royal guard garrison on the other side of town. Though I don't think they'll release them to her. They said something about them all being incredibly powerful thaumic artifacts or something. And that they were going to be sent to Princess Twilight to be studied." Nurse Stoneheart replies.
"Then I shall go to this royal guard garrison and retrieve my belongings." I say, walking towards the exit, only to find myself barred by Nurse Stoneheart.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, you haven't been properly discharged yet. We don't even have any paper work about you."
"Move, or I will move you." I threaten, causing an aura of menace to descend upon the room.
"N-no!" She defiantly states. I grunt in exasperation, before grabbing her thighs and picking her up. I then take two steps to the left and deposit her on the floor before exiting through the door, leaving behind a confused nurse and an awed pony. After navigating my way through the labyrinthine hospital hallways, I finally arrive at the front exit, only to be blocked by three ponies in golden armor, and the doctor from earlier.
"I'm sorry miss, but it appears that you've been placed under arrest- and how did you get behind me?!" He suddenly shouts as I appear behind him.
"I walked." I say as I continue walking outside, leaving the guards to stare confusedly before coming to their senses a few seconds later, and charging after me, right as Rainbow and nurse Stoneheart enter the lobby, to see me getting chased by the guards.
"After them!" Rainbow yells as she flies past the doctor, quickly followed by a panicking nurse.
"What. What just happened?" The doctor asks, looking around at the other ponies in the room, receiving shrugs in response.
I arrive at a rather large, ornate looking building with two golden clad ponies standing guard in front of it, having lost my pursuers the moment I had left the hospital. Walking towards the door, I suddenly find my path blocked by two spears. I turn to look at the left guard, who has a stoic expression, I turn to face the right guard, meeting the same stoic face as the left. Experimenting, I take a step backwards and the guards retract the spears. Taking a step forwards, they bar the door with them again. Growing frustrated, I voice my annoyance.
"Why will you not allow me entrance to this building?" I demand.
"Authorised personnel only past this point, miss. Unless you are either escorted by a royal guard, or have a pass we cannot permit you access to-where'd she go?" The guard asks, looking around the open plaza for me. "Okay, seriously, the tartarus did she go?" He asks, turning around to see the door slightly ajar. "How. The. Buck did she do that?" The guard says, staring slack jawed at the ajar door.
"I'm not sure, Gilded Hoof, but we should report this to the commander." The second guard replies.
"You're right, Iron Shod." GIlded Hoof says, turning towards a phone located in a small indentation behind him, he picks it up and speaks into the receiver. "We have an intruder in the garrison, be wary, she is incredibly slippery and can bypass you if given the slightest of distractions." He speaks into the phone, receiving an affirmative in response before hanging it up. Returning to his post, his eyes go wide as three other guards, a nurse, a cyan mare, and a doctor come barreling towards him. "Halt, this is a restricted area and-" Is all he can say as he is shoved out of the way by the charging horde who proceed to storm into the building. "Buck it, I'm taking my break." The recently bowled over guard states, getting up and walking towards a nearby cafe.
Now inside the building, I scan the area for any maps or signs that will lead me to my belongings. Spotting a wandering guard, I walk towards them and hail them with a raised hand. "Excuse me, mister guard sir, but could you point me to where you take confiscated items?"
"Why?" He questions.
"Some of my belonging have been mistakenly been taken there, and I am here to retrieve them." I say, pouting slightly.
"Well, I suppose I can help you get your things back, after all they were taken by mistake, right?" I nod, throwing in the puppy eyes for extra measure. "Alright, follow me then." He gestures me to follow him, which I do. After a minute or two of wandering, we arrive outside a room with a sign saying confiscated goods on it. "Right, your things should be in here." He says, unlocking the door and stepping in.
"Thank you mister." I say politely as I enter after him. Scanning the room, I instantly spot my belongings, which I merrily skip towards, oblivious of the ruckus slowly getting closer to my location. Clipping the belt around my waist, I check the contents of all my pouches, finding them all to be undisturbed. I then reach for my pistol and holster, placing them in their spot on my belt. I then place my bag of holding behind my back, once again resting in the small of my back, and I then finally reach towards my sword, just as three guards, a nurse, a doctor, and a cyan mare burst into the room. Stopping mid-grab, both I and the guard stare perplexedly at the group of six trying to get through the door first. With a shrug, I grab my sword, sheathe and all, and place it on my back, thus completing my assemble. As I finish acquiring my things, Rainbow finally makes it through the door.
"Alright, you little scamp, how the hay did you manage to get in here?" She demands causing the guard next to me to clear his throat.
"Actually, I assisted her, she told me that some of her belongings had been taken here by mistake, and asked me if I could take her to where we store confiscated items. Also, how can you say no to that face?" He says, gesturing to me pouting and pulling puppy eyes.
"... I guess you can't." Rainbow says, giving in after a few seconds of inner turmoil. "But still, she shouldn't have come here alone, what if somepony tried to foalnap you, hmm?"
"I can protect myself." I retort.
"There's some ponies out there who use less-than-scrupulous means of foalnapping ponies." The guard pipes up.
"If I can out riddle a riddlebeast, I doubt that a pony could hold a candle at the chance of capturing I." I say, manouvering past all present and into the halls, only to be met with a wall of spears on all sides.
"Stop right there, criminal scum!" A guard shouts at me, causing me to flinch in surprise. "You are hereby underarrest for breaching a secure zone of her majesty, princess Celestia's royal guard. How plead you?" The guard bellows.
"Uh, wasn't the Ponyville garrison restriction removed due to the frequent monster attacks and disasters happening in recent years?" Asks the guard who escorted me to the room my belongings were in.
"Oh... Well, uh, you're still under arrest for making all look like foals!"
"That law was abolished fifty years ago." Another guard pipes up.
"Oh for bucksake, then what CAN we charge her with?"
"Indecent exposure?" The nurse suggests.
"R-right! You're under arrest for indecent exposure! How plead you?"
"I was getting changed in a secluded room with someone on look out, that was due to circumstance." I reply, shooting the guard down.
"Fine. You're free to go. Have a nice day, civilian." The guard grumbles as he and his fellows retreat from the hallway.
"Alright, kid, you're coming with me to find the Cutie Mark Crusaders." Rainbow says, hoisting me over her shoulder and carrying me out of the building.
At the hospital the CMC were waiting patiently inside the lobby whilst they were told off by Applejack and Rarity. "Darlings, what have we said about bringing home strange creatures you find in the Everfree?" Rarity asks scoldingly.
"But we didn't bring it home, Rarity, we brought it to the hospital." Sweetie Belle chirps.
"That doesn't change the fact that you brought a potentially dangerous animal into Ponyville!" Rarity disapprovingly chastises.
"Actually, I believe it was a dofu they brought along." A slightly sophisticated sounding voice calls out.
"Oh, Aberrant, shouldn't you be minding the Library?" Rarity asks.
"It's after closing, so I thought I might as well check in on favourite, slash only, friends in town." He says as he steps towards the trio. "So, what does this dofu you found look like?" He asks excitedly.
"Well, she had purple-ish pink hair, was wearing a dress that would make Rarity faint, and was around four feet tall. Why'd you ask?" Scootaloo says, earning her a snort from Rarity.
"Because, I'd like to meet her. Finally, I'll have one of my own kind to talk to, other than Spike!" He cheers, missing the doors opening and Rainbow walking in.
"What's Aberrant so excited about?" She asks.
"Oh, he found out that the girls brought a dofu from the Everfree to the hospital." Rarity explains, earning a chuckle from Rainbow.
"Funny you should mention her." Rainbow says, unceremoniously depositing me on the floor. "Look who I finally caught up to in the royal guard garrison."
"My word?! What an exquisite dress, whomever did you get to make it for you?" Rarity starts fawning as she notices my dress.
"Eldren made it for me for my birthday." I chime happily, though a little miffed at being manhandled.
"Hi." Aberrant says, suavely sliding in front of me. "I'm Aberrant, what's yours?" He asks.
"I am Amena Winterfall." I introduce myself, brushing him off completely.
"Hey, your dress looks nice, Amena." Sweetie Belle says.
"Thank you."
"So, tell me darling, what fabric is your dress made of?" Rarity asks, getting uncomfortably close.
"I think it is made of elf spun Litherice Spider silk." I uncomfortably respond, attempting to back away from the creepy pony in front of me.
"Interesting, I've never heard of such a material, where would I get some?"
"First, you have to summon a Lithice Spider from the Blood Realm, and then you have to harvest it for its silk, and then you need to find an elven tailor versed in silk spinning."
"Wait, what's the Blood Realm?" Rarity asked me strangely.
"The realm where all demons reside whilst they await a master who will summon them."
"Oh, can any pony summon a Lithice Spider?"
"I have no idea." I claim, playing the innocence card.
"Oh well, I'm sure Twilight can tell me if I can summon one or not. But where to find one of these 'elfs'." She mutters to herself whilst tapping her lips in thought.
"Rrrrright, anywho, what were you girls thinkin', goin' inta tha Everfree?" Applejack says, picking up while Rarity distracts herself.
"We were getting some ingredients for a potion to make our capes indestructable." Sweetie Belle says, pouting.
"That ain't gonna work on me. But if ya'll were going to try and make yer capes indestructable, why didn't ya'll git an adult to help you collect the ingredients?" Applejack questions.
"You were busy on the farm and Rarity was in Canterlot."
"What about me?" Rainbow butts in. Everyone present gives her a dead pan stare.
"No offense, RD, but ya'll ain't exactly the greatest influence on the youngin's."
"Fffffine, I guess I'll go do something else."
"Are you not forgetting about me?" I pipe up, causing all present to jump in surprise.
"How in tarnations did we forget about her?"
"I have no idea, darling, but if I could just get a sample o the fabric her dress is made of..." Rarity trails off, getting a predatory look in her eye.
"No pesterin' the recently hospitalised dofu, Rarity." Applejack scolds.
"What is a dofu?" I ask.
"Poor thang doesn't even know what she is." Applejack titters.
"Actually, I know fu-" I say, only to be cut off by Rainbow.
"Whoever caused her to not know what she is, is totally unawesome."
"Agreed, darling."
"So, does anypony know where she's going to be staying tonight?" Rainbow asks suddenly.
"Well, I guess I could bring her with me and Aberrant to Canterlot to meet Twilight, perhaps she can shed some light on the poor dears situation." Rarity offers.
"Yea, that sounds like a good idea, after all no pony knows more about dofus than Twilight!" Rainbow agrees, petting me on the head.
'Must not kill them all. Must not kill them all.' I repeat in my head, resisting the urge to unleash a torrent of magical energy to wipe the hospital out of existence.
"Hmm, the poor dear must be really troubled. Come along then, let's make haste to the train station, can't be late for you two's first day at a new school, after all." Rarity says, directing the last part towards Aberrant and Sweetie Belle.
"Okay." The duo cheers happily, dragging me along behind them.