//------------------------------// // Aftermath // Story: Dang O' Ponies, I Tell You- THEY'RE DANG OL' HERE MAN?! // by LtMajorDude //------------------------------// Big Macintosh slowly woke up from his slumber that seemed eternal. When he woke up, he noticed that there was a dog napping next to him. The dog seemed to woke up and stared at Big Macintosh. The dog let out a smile, "Hey Big Mac." Big Macintosh almost fell out of bed, "Spike?!" He yelled in disbelief. Spike held out his paws, "Hey don't shout," he said, "You don't wanna bother Lucky, Luanne, and Gracie." "Ya seem awfully calm, especially since ya're a dog," Big Macintosh observed. "Yeah, well, this isn't the only time I got turned into a dog," Spike replied, "I'd tell you right now, but, now that you're awake, we might as well check up on Cotton." Big Macintosh nodded and got off of bed, only to almost fall to the floor. "Oh come on Fry!" Cotton derided as he entered the bedroom with a smirk on his face, "Ah seen ya buck trees for two hours, yet ya can't stand up for two seconds!" "Ah wasn't a...whatever ya are," Big Macintosh growled as he slowly tried to get up. "Human, Fry," Cotton answered. "Stop calling me those nicknames, or Ah'll kick yer rump," Big Macintosh mumbled with a glare. Cotton laughed, "Here, we call it ass," he said as he walked up to Big Macintosh, "I dares ya to kick me on the rump...if ya can." Cotton turned around, facing away from Big Macintosh. With a scowl, Big Macintosh tried to perform a kick, only to drop back to the floor, leaving Cotton unharmed and triumphant. "Ya kicked mah ass in that pony world and ya can't even kick AN ass here!" Cotton howled while crossing his arms. Lucky and Luanne entered the room, both had an uneasy look on their faces. "Cotton told us about...where you're from," Lucky explained to Spike and Big Macintosh. "I thought that talking dogs only existed in Christian television shows," Luanne said while staring at Spike. Spike blinked, "Never heard of Christian." "Cotton explained about you guys," Lucky pointed out, "About how...you were a dragon," he said to Spike, "And you're a pony," he said to Big Macintosh, "What's your name again?" "Big Macintosh." "Philip J. Fry." Cotton and Big Macintosh stared at each other after they both spoke at the same time. "Oh, fine," Cotton muttered with a growl, "His name's Big Macintosh." Big Macintosh tried to get up only to fall back to the ground again. Lucky walked up to Big Macintosh and helped him up for a while. "We can help you walk," Luanne said as she walked up next to Lucky, "We were good with Gracie." "I'm surprised that Gracie doesn't seem to mind a talking mutt," Cotton mumbled as he shook his head. "Eeyup," said Big Macintosh. "He doesn't talk much, does he?" Lucky asked Cotton. Spike cleared his throat, "So what now?" "It's getting late," replied Lucky, "You guys can sleep in the guest room." Big Macintosh smiled, "Thank ya...um..." "I'm Lucky. This is my wife, Luanne. The baby is my daughter, Gracie." "Nice to meet ya," Big Macintosh said. "C'mon Red," Cotton mumbled while yawning, "Ah gotta get some shuteye." Cotton turned off the room light and threw himself to the bed, snoring. Lucky and Luanne smiled to each other and closed the door. Eventually, Big Macintosh fell asleep on the bed. Carefully, Spike climbed up to the bed and fell asleep too. Minh sat on the couch in the living room. Kahn sat next her. Fluttershy was busy trying to stand up and walk around. "So, she's supposed to be a...a what again?" Minh asked as she calmly drank her tea. "A pegasus," replied Kahn as Fluttershy almost fell down, "Remember the 'end of the world?'" Minh thought for a while as Kahn walked up to Fluttershy to help her out. "Alright," Minh finally said, "I think I know what you're talking about. She has to do with something about the end of the world, right?" "You can say that," replied Kahn as Fluttershy walked around slowly, "We gotta tell Kahn Jr., you know?" "Yeah..." Minh mumbled as she let out a disgruntled sigh. Fluttershy frowned as she continued to walk around a bit more, "Oh, I'm sorry if I-" "Hey, don't worry about it Fluttershy," Kahn replied, "It reminded me of when I went to Canterlot...goddamnit, first thing in the morning, I'm getting a 3-hole-puncher." "For what, dad?" Both Kahn and Minh turned around and saw a teenage Laotian girl. The teen let out a confused grunt when she stared at Fluttershy. "Dad, who's this? Why is her skin yellow? Is she a monster of something?" Fluttershy seemed to be hurt by the fact that she is called a monster. The girl noticed this and felt a small pang of guilt. She then patted Fluttershy's back. "Hey," she said in a soothing voice, "I didn't mean to call you a monster." Fluttershy seemed to smile a bit as Kahn walked up to the teen. "Fluttershy, this is Connie. Kahn Jr., this is Fluttershy." Connie raised an eyebrow, "Interesting name. How do you know this girl, dad?" Kahn let out a tired sigh. Looks like he needed to explain this again. He didn't even had something to drink. "So...I'm a human," Rarity said as she comfortably on Boomhauer's bed, "And this is Earth, right?" "Dang ol' correct, man," replied Boomhauer as he stood in front of Rarity, his hands on his jean pockets. "And, for a living, you spend time being with women?" "That and dang ol' Texas Ranger man." "A what?" "Texas Ranger. You know, I tell you what, a police officer yo." "A police what?" "Um, a dang ol' Royal Guard who dang ol' follows laws and follows examples of Shatner and COPS." Rarity gave Boomhauer a confused expression. "Um, OK?" "Wanna drink, yo?" Boomhauer asked with smile. His smile seemed to make Rarity even more sheepish. "Oh, yes, um, please, thank you," she replied while crossing her legs, "Some juice if you have any." Boomhauer nodded and walked to the kitchen. He wondered how she managed to get herself into Earth. Perhaps it was 'that mirror' that Bill talked about. He always told the guys about some My Little Pony information. What caught Boomhauer's attention was a villain named Tirek, who Bill said was the main villain in Season 4. He dismissed his thoughts as he got a glass and a gallon of apple juice. "Ugh..." Applejack moaned as she got up from Bill's bed. She tried her best to walk, only to fall back to the ground. She looked up and saw Bill smiling. "Is it really ya, Bill?" Applejack whispered. "Ya didn't look this depressed compared to when ya were in Equestria." "Things change, I guess." Bill answered as he extended his hand to Applejack. With a smile, Applejack grabbed Bill's hand and let him lift her up. "Hey. Where's Big Mac?" Applejack asked as she looked around. "I don't know." Bill answered with a shrug. "Pinkie told me he came with you and the other girls, Spike, and Cotton. I'm sure he's fine." "I hope so." Applejack replied as she grabbed her right arm. "I don't want to lose mah big brother." Feeling pity, Bill hugged Applejack, who hugged him back. "How's Cotton?" Bill asked Applejack. She smiled. "He's doing well. He and Big Mac bicker with each other from time to time, but they're doing well. He's also helping Apple Bloom and her friends get their cutie marks and protecting them from Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Though he goes a little far with that, like he grabbed a saw and chased after them." "Did he scream, 'I'LL CUT YOUR GUTS OUT!' at those two?" Bill asked as he did his best Cotton Hill impersonation. "Yeah." Applejack nodded. "How did ya know?" "Let's just say Hank owed him a Cadillac." Bill replied with a wink. "HIYA AJ!!!" Pinkie shouted as she suddenly appeared in front of Applejack, who yelped as she backed away. "Landsakes!" She gasped. "Pinkie? Is that ya?" Pinkie nodded crazily as Bill chuckled. "This is gonna be a long night." Bill mumbled to himself, trying to hide his grin. Dale coughed uncomfortably as both he and Rainbow Dash stood next to the bathroom, where Joseph was literally vomiting. "So..." Rainbow Dash said, breaking the silence, "He's your son?" "He is also an alien." Dale included as he took out his cigarette. "OK..." Rainbow Dash mumbled. "We're gonna have to explain this to my wife." Dale sighed, lighting up his smoke. "How do you propose we do that?" "You just leave that to me kitten..." Joseph immediately bursted out of the bathroom, taking a good glance of Rainbow Dash. "Dad. Please explain THIS." Joseph deadpanned as he pointed to Rainbow Dash. "Well, you see, son, there's a show called My-" "Dale." Dale, Rainbow Dash, and Joseph turned to the source of the voice. They saw a blonde woman staring at Rainbow Dash, then Dale. "Hey Nancy..." "I need to use the bathroom badly." Dale mumbled as he bolted to the bathroom. Rainbow Dash gulped as she stared at Nancy. "Um...hi?" "So let me get this straight," Hank said as he adjusted his glasses, "Discord sent you here, your friends should be here...Bobby's a brony." Both he, Bobby, Peggy (who was laying on the couch, unconscious), and Twilight Sparkle were in the living room. Hank wasn't that surprised to see Twilight as a human, since Bill told Hank about Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks. "Yes." Twilight replied. "He noticed how we missed you, so he decided to bring us here. You know, for a visit." "How will you get back?" Hank asked. "Can I get your autograph?" Bobby asked as he handed Twilight one of his t-shirts. "Not now Bobby." Hank scolded Bobby, who, in return, gave his dad a sheepish smile. "Discord gave me this inter-dimensional walkie-talkie." Twilight replied as she took out the walkie-talkie. "I should contact him." She pressed the "on" button and put it up to her ear. "Yello?" Discord said through the walkie-talkie. "We're in Arlen, Discord. Hank wonders how we'll get back." "There should be a portal somewhere around Hank's neighborhood." "Where?" "Dunno. Look on the bright side! You get the thrill of adventure and finding a portal!" Twilight sighed as she turned off the walkie-talkie. "The portal to home is in your neighborhood." Hank groaned a bit as he rubbed his forehead. After that, he asked one question that was bothering him now. "Sooooo...why are you a princess again?" A mustached man sighed grimly as he sipped his cocktail. He sat comfortably on his chair. He stared uncomfortably as his two seated guests; a green haired lady dressed in a black gown and a black haired man wearing a gray suit and a red cape. The mustached man stared at the lady. "You want me to do what?" The lady glared at the mustached man as she picked up her cocktail in front of her. "Simple. You know about this, Hink Hall?" The mustached man smiled internally. "Hank Hill. Yes, I know about him. Buck's lapdog. I take him down, I also take down Buck's business. Why?" This time, the red caped man spoke up as he cracked his knuckles. "Friends of this Hank Hill..." The red caped man began. "...we both had a personal...problem with them," the woman finished the man's statement. The mustached man raised an eyebrow. "And what do you want me to do?" "Bring them to us," the woman calmly replied. "And how do I do that?" The mustached man asked as he drank the last of his cocktail. "Figure it out..." The red caped man bitterly replied. "What's in it for me?" The mustached man asked as he put down his cocktail glass. "We can help take down your rival's business," the woman answered with an evil smirk, "You have no idea how easy it would be..." "Just how would you do that?" "Simple. I receive help from...my children..." "Deal." "Consider it done." Both the woman and caped man stood up from their seats. "Who are you, by the way?" The mustached man asked. "Consider me a queen," the woman answered without facing, "And consider my friend a king." The caped man stared at the mustached man, "Tell no one about us." "Do you understand, Thatherton?" The woman asked. Thatherton nodded, "You have my word as a propane salesman." Satisfied, the woman and man left the dark room they were in, leaving an uncomfortable Thatherton. He took out a cigarette and placed it on his mouth. He took out a lighter from his pocket. "You're finished, Hank Hill..." Thatherton muttered as he lit his cigarette.