Stuck

by NickyD


Hoping to Meet the Human

Tuesday 1:52 P.M.

In the inner-north section of Ponyville, there stands an ordinary house that homes two ordinary ponies. Well, one of those ponies has been considered to be a tad abnormal for a while. That one pony is a teal unicorn who goes by the name of Lyra Heartstrings. She is known to believe in these non existent creatures called humans that only exist in Equestrian fairy-tales. Everypony in town thinks it is a little immature to believe in such folklore. However, Lyra has been proven to be correct today, when the bipedal 'fairy tale' walked right through Ponyville.

Lyra has been doing her very best to contain her excitement by being nervous around the human whose dubs himself by the name of Nick. Lyra and her friend, Bon Bon, followed this human into a local cafe. He was having lunch with a blue pegasus with a rainbow mane. Lyra has eavesdropped on the human's conversation with his new pony friend to collect as many notes as she can, and then she mumbles them back to Bon Bon.

As of right now, the two mares are in the living room of their house. "I told you, I told you, I told you," Lyra says pacing back and forward, smiling wide as ever.

"Okay, I get it Lyra," Bon Bon says with a hit of annoyance. "You have proven me, and almost all of Equestria, wrong. Humans exist. You're not crazy. You have been, literally, saying that since noon."

"Sorry, but I'm just so excited!" Lyra jumps up and down with a joy. "I still can't believe humans exist!"

"Well, what if he just one of his kind? You know, the only one that exists?"

"Still, even if he is just one, he still proves my theory and shows that those fairy-tales are true." Lyra's grin is from ear to ear by this point, maybe even wider.

"I kind of wonder where he came from?" Bon Bon asks, bringing a hoof to her chin.

"When I did my eavesdropping, I heard his friend say that he's from a different world."

"Well what about the fairy tales? What do they about where humans live." Bon Bon asks, getting up from the couch she was sitting on.

"The fairy tales say humans are original born descendants of Equestria who have gone extinct hundreds of years before the Royal sisters were born." Bon Bon lets out a whistle at her response. "Yeah, I know."

"Do you think this Nick guy could be related to the ones in the stories?"

"I doubt it. If he came from a different world, than he would more than likely be non-related to the Equestrian humans in the stories." The two friends pause for a few moments to collect their thoughts, until Lyra speaks. "Well, different world or not, he's still a human and I have been proven right!" Bon Bon lets out a sigh with a smile to show that she finds Lyra's boasting to be a little humorous.

"You know, with you going on about this, I am curious to meet up with this guy."

"Really?!" Lyra asks with much excitement. She never knew that Bon Bon would share some sort of curiosity for humans, and the teal colored unicorn gets even more excited when the thought of her friend sharing the same interest goes through head.

"Yeah, and who knows, he may make a good friend. He seemed pretty nice in the cafe, and if we do end up being friends with him, he would give us a good chance to expand our social circle too."

"Yes! He totally would. But when should we talk to him?" Bon Bon raises an eyebrow at Lyra's question. "I have heard rumors from around town that Nick's time in Equestria is limited."

"Really?" Lyra nods. "I suppose the next time we happen to see him out and about. We should make sure to utilize the time he has here."

"Aww, but I hate to jump on him so suddenly."

"Hmm. how about we just ask him about his plans and then he could figure out when we can get together?" Lyra puts a hoof up to her chin and looks off to no where particular, looking thoughtful.

"That can work. I'm in!"

"Great, but lets do it tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay."

2:15 P.M. in a house located near Town Square

Octavia is now returning from her walk through Ponyville. Her roommate and best friend, Vinyl Scratch, thought it would be a good idea to blast her party music and Octavia could not bare the obnoxiousness of it all. Though Octavia is more of classy mare and Vinyl can be rambunctious, they still find a common ground of respect for each other. In this case, opposites do attract.

"Vinyl, I'm home!" Octavia calls into the house.

"I'm in the living room," Vinyl calls back. With that in mind, Octavia makes her way to the living room. It is a simple yet modern little area (by Equestrian Standards) with a comfy couch, a fireplace, an armchair and a few knick-knacks around liven up the living room.

Upon entering the living room, Octavia sees Vinyl Scratch reading a some sort of magazine on the couch. "Hey Octy, enjoy your walk?" Vinyl asks with her eyes still fixed on the magazine...actually, it's hard to tell if her eyes are on the magazine since she still has her sunglasses still on.

"I did. You know, I did a little thinking while I was walking."

"Oh? What was running through your head?" Vinyl gives Octavia her full attention now, tilting her head a little.

"You know how you and the human, umm...what's his name again?"

"Nick," Vinyl responds quickly.

"That's right." She responds just as fast. "Well you know how you and Nick are going to have a discussion about Equestrian and human music?" Vinyl nods her head for her answer. "I was wondering if I could join in the discussion? He does seem to be diverse when it comes to music."

"He only told us that he sings and raps though. How can you be so sure he's diverse?"

"Well, singing could apply to many genres, rapping...well that one's just plain obvious, and he did say that he does enjoy a good classical piece once in a while." Vinyl takes a moment to think about Octavia's statement.

"I suppose he is diverse in music….well, I say you can join our convo."

"Really?" Octavia beams with excitement.

"Of course! I was gonna' ask ya' anyway. I had a feeling you would want to join us."

"Oh, this is great! But if you play your music, try not to blare it so loud, please." Octavia rubs her head again from the possible headache she has gained from Vinyl's, what she calls, 'wubbing'.

"Come on, what's wrong with being turnt' once in a while?! Let lose Octy."

"I can be lose. I can be turning up! I'm down with the 4-1-1 my homie girl." Octavia's attempt at being hip results in Vinyl facehoofing. That attempt of being hip is the textbook definition of embarrassing, if one asks Vinyl.

"You know what, never mind. I think I like the regular, more prissy you, than somepony who tries to be cool."

"Excuse me for trying." Octavia lets out a humorous "hmph" sound. "Well, I'm going to get some cello rehearsing in. If you need me, I'll be in my room."

"I'll just be down here."

Meanwhile at the Schoolhouse

Cheerilee is now finishing up her lesson plans one month in advance. She neatly places her papers on the lower-right corner of her desk and smiles at the work she has now just completed. "Finished at last. Next month's lesson plans are made and everything is smooth sailing from here," the maroon teacher thinks. She looks up at the clock and sees that it is only a quarter past two. Her day of work does not end for another hour. "Well, what to do now? I have an hour to kill before my workday is done. What to do? What to do?"

By just pondering on how she should occupy her last work hour, Cheerliee's mind wanders to the fact that she met a human being! A being that is from another world! "A new creature to Equestria! And here in Ponyville too! I still can't believe I acted like that to him at first. He looks like a nice colt...or guy, or however humans call themselves. And I just slammed the door in front of his face." The schoolteacher frowns and flattens her ears on remembering her actions from earlier. "Hopefully Nick wasn't too offended by what I did.

"But he did accept my apology and we did get to know each other better within a short time span. He and I share an appreciation for history which is really great!" Cheerliee smiles at the remembrance of the conversation she and the human had earlier today. "He and I should definitely meet up soon. Maybe I can even showcase him to the class! I bet the kids will have so many questions for this guy. Yeah...I could ask him if he would like come in on Friday and the class and I can do a little Q and A with him." Cheerliee puts her hoof up to her chin and thinks.

"Come to think of it, will I have time for Nick to come into the classroom?" The maroon teacher looks over her lesson plans again and and skims through them. Fortunately for her, she doesn't have too much planned for the up and coming Friday. "Perfect," she mumbles with a smile on her face. "I can have him come here after lunchtime...I probably should ask him first. I'm getting way too ahead of myself." She giggles at the fact that she is getting ahead of herself before she even sets her plan into stone. But Cheerliee is quite satisfied with the idea she has in mind. "I think me, the class, and Nick could all benefit from this little Q and A."