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// Explanations 
// Story: There's an Endercolt in my basement 
// by The Infinity Doctor 
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I groaned as I slowly blinked, my eyes adjusting to the light of the house. I held back a smirk as the smaller pony in the beanie talked to the other one, who I assumed to be its mother. Both of them turned and their eyes grew, looking at me.

'Do I have something in my teeth?' I thought running my tongue over my chops.

"Sir?" the mare (I think it was a mare, based on the sound of her voice alone) asked "Sir, are you alright?"

I didn't answer right away, I instead looked down to my legs. Several long, red gashes were clearly visible, the wounds were already in the process of closing themselves, if the scabs starting to form were any indication.

'Damn wolves...'

"Those wounds look extensive, should I take you to the hospital?"
I shook my head, attempting to stand on my hooves. My rump was almost off the ground when the mare sat me down gently on the floor.

"Please don't move, you could end up making your injuries worse"

I rolled my eyes as I sat there, waiting to the mare to finish. The colt, meanwhile, was fascinated with with my height, craning his neck as he stared up at me. For all intents and purposes, he looked pretty cute, those large amber eyes and beanie spinning atop his head
adding to the effect.

"Can I help you?" I smirked.
The colt shook his head and left the room, carrying his notebook in his mouth.

"Cute kid" I said, watching the mare apply another piece of gauze.
She shot me a confused look.
"He's not a goat" she said.
"What? Oh- yeah...that's slang for foal"
"I've never heard anypony call their foals that"
"Oh..."

I coughed as the mare finished with my bandages.

"Thanks..." I said, testing the hoof. 
It still stung underneath the bandages as the torn muscles were disturbed.

"No problem" she smiled "Do you have somewhere to sleep for the night?"

"Yes, out in the forest a little ways"

"You live out there?" 

"Yes"

"The trip would be too dangerous in the first place, much less with an injured leg" 

"I'll be fine" I said dismissively.

"Your bandages could become infected"

"I'll live, believe me"

"You could be attacked"

"As if..."

"Nonetheless" she insisted "You'll sleep on our couch tonight"

"Why are you so bent on keeping me here?" I asked "You don't even know me!"
"I don't have to know you to show you kindness" she replied firmly "I'll bring you some blankets for tonight"

She left the room without another word, and I sat there, wondering what the heck just happened.

'Crazy mare...'

X X X X X X X 

I sat at the dinner table (on the floor, naturally) with the mare and her son, their names were Loving Care and Button Mash, respectively; we sat in silence as we each ate a plate of steamed vegetables. Button Mash occasionally snuck a glance at me as I dug into my food, I didn't mind, but it was slightly creepy. I finished and picked up the plate in my teeth, then placed it in the sink.

"I'm going to sleep" I said.
Tender nodded as she and Button Mash continued their meal.

I walked into the living room and glanced at the couch, and decided it would be more comfortable to sleep on the floor. I pulled the blanket Tender had set out over myself as my long legs stretched out, I winced as my injuries once again made themselves known, the 
pain dulled as I retracted the injured leg, letting it rest on the floor. I closed my eyes and let my thoughts wander as I drifted off to sleep.

X X X X X X X

"What do you think of him?" Mom asked quietly, looking to the living room.
"He's real tall..." I responded.
"Yes, but did you notice anything...off...about him?"
"He didn't have a cutie mark" 
"Yes, but no, something just seemed odd with him...I can't place my hoof on it..."
"Nopony looks like him, that's for sure"
"Maybe the library has a book on ponies like him"
"Ms. Cheerilee could know"
"Somehow I d-"

"I can hear you, y'know!" a voice boomed from the living room.

Mom's face turned red as we continued eating, no more sound came from the living room.

'Apparently, he's got good hearing, too' I thought, finishing my dinner.

X X X X X X X 

I blinked as I woke up, I then yawned as I stretched, careful not to disturb the bandages on my legs. I slowly stood up and went to the kitchen, where Care was sleepily sitting at the table. I grinned as I silently walked behind her and put my muzzle to her ear.

"Boo"

She shrieked as her coffee cup went flying, smashing into the wall as the liquid inside it dripped down the wall. Button Mash had decided to walk in at that exact moment, the both of us laughing our heads off.

"Don't do that!" she cried, her face a slight shade of red.
"Why not? It was pretty funny..." I smirked.
She cuffed me on the back of the head, or tried to, she wound up hitting the base of my neck.

"Well now you," she said, wiping her mouth off "can clean that up" 
She made her point by pointing to the wall.
I cocked an eyebrow.
"You have two options, you can either clean that up, or have no dessert tonight"

'Let's see...wipe up the coffee, or no dessert...

"Yes ma'am" I replied, ears sliding backward.