I awoke to find the entire bedroom empty. I cracked my knuckles like I always did in the morning and decided to grab me something to eat. I came down stairs to find the entire place void of life. On a table there were three apples and a note. I walked over and picked up and apple and bit into it. I thought I was going to have a foodgasm. That apple was one of the best apples I had ever tasted. I picked up the note and it read what it said:
Alex,
Your next job is to help my friend Pinkie Pie with some decorations and food. She is really nice and hyper and I think she will enjoy your help. It wont take you too long to finish with her so I suggest you get done with Rarity's job next. Come back to the library when your done. There should be some guards to pick you up.
Love
Twilight Sparkle
I finished reading the note that seemed more like a letter and finished the apples. I went back upstairs to find a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt and a white jacket waiting for me. I put on the clothes and looked near the foot of Twilight's bed. There were a pair of shoes that were their. They looked like skater shoes like you would see people riding skate boards wearing. I picked them up and wondered how a world of ponies new about human shoes. Then a thought came to mind. The shoes I was wearing that night had disappeared. Maybe this Rarity character had been able to copy them. No matter, I had things to do and I couldn't do them standing around. I put on the shoes and ran out the door. I followed some directions that were written on the back of the note and soon came up to a house that looked like it was completely made of candy. I walked up to the door and knocked twice. There was a clatter from the other side and soon a pink pony with a darker pink mane and tail opened the door. She had big eyes and a smile that looked like it stretched ear to ear(and for a pony, that was pretty big.).
"Ooooooooo, you must be Alex! Twilight said that you would be coming! I was so excited to meet you! I have never met a human before. It must be fun! Either way my name is Pinkie Pie, feel free to call me Pinkie if you like. Please come in. I will be needing your help with a few things today but its nothing you cant handle." the pony said in a jumble of words that she said before I could even open my mouth to say hello.
"Uh, yea. I'm here to help you out today and I'm also supposed to help Rarity. What would you have me do first?" I asked.
"The first thing I need you to do is go the the market and pick up all the things on this list. That's pretty much all I have for you to do today. When you get back I will tell you where Rarity lives." Pinkie said in another jumble of words.
She handed me a list and told me the market was in the center of town. I told her I would be back soon and walked out into the now crowded streets of Ponyville. I didn't get as many strange looks as I did the first time. Apparently word had spread of my presence and I became a normal part of life. Some of the ponies actually said hello to me. That's how I knew I was finally accepted somewhere for the first time in a long time. Then another thought came to mind. How was I going to get all these ingredients? I didn't have any money! Realizing this, I found the shop that Pinkie had told me to look for and walked in. I told the shop owner that I had a list from Pinkie Pie and was here to pick up the ingredients. The shop owner said he had the ingredients already loaded up on a cart and that Pinkie had paid in advance.
The shop owner led me around to the back behind the shop and sure enough there was the cart. The shop owner went back inside and I had the job of hauling the entire three sacks of flour, three sacks of sugar, 12 dozen eggs, and enough milk to choke a horse(no pun intended.). Well, I got back to Pinkie's place and dropped the food off. She told me where Rarity lived. Apparently she lived in her boutique where she designed outfits for the inhabitants of Ponyville. I came up to the house and knocked on the door. All I herd was "come in!" from somewhere inside. The voice seemed to have an English accent to it and sounded like someone who was very proper. I would have to watch my step.
I walked in to find the place cluttered with cloths, ribbons, shoes, blankets, and a trace amount of other items. I herd the voice call to me from the back room. I walked in to find a pony sewing the final touches to a dress. She had a white body with a purple mane and tail that seemed like it was combed with great care. She turned to me and said:
"Well hello darling, you must be Alex. I have been waiting along time to meet you and hope that you can help me. I am in such a dilemma that I have no idea what to do!" she said in an upset voice.
"What would you have me do, madam." I said trying to sound as sophisticated as I could.
"Well first off you can try something on for me, it was the tux you arrived in this world in and, even though it was in bad condition, I was able to repair it. I wish to know if it still fits." she told me.
She signaled me to come over to her and she pulled my outfit from a closet and told me to strip. Not wanting to argue or anything I pulled of my clothes(except my underwear) and pulled the suit on.
"Just as I thought, it still fits." Rarity said with a triumphant tone in her voice.
She then told me I could change back an I did. Then some questions poped into my head. Why was the suit needed? Why was Pinkie Pie using so many ingredients? Why did the princess want me to return to the castle after I was done with my work? All of these questions spun in my head, but they were soon snapped out by Rarity's voice:
"So tell me, Alex, which dress do you think looks better? The purple one or the white one?"
"Well, I think the purple one is good, the white one looks like you would be getting married. I would keep it though if you are." I said.
"Alas, I am not. I have never found someone that fits me. Late at night I fantasize of having a special pony to kiss and hold close to me one day, but the right one just has not shown himself." she replied.
She turned to me and looked at me with tears almost forming in her eyes. Then I saw something strange. I cant quite describe it. Its as if a little twinkle was in her eyes, if only for a second. She blushed and then looked away.
"Well, I have used enough of your time, the princess is probably expecting you, cant leave her waiting. Run along then." she said.
I told her bye and walked out of the boutique. I looked back and then ran back to the library shaking any strange thoughts from my head.