//------------------------------// // Kicking trees is generally a bad idea, unless you're Earth Pony then you can do what you want with it cause a Earth Pony is free, You are an Earth Pony! // Story: The Future is....Ponies? // by TheDawsonator1 //------------------------------// When we got to young Spike, we had to drag him to Fluttershy’s, then I learn that our young drake is in love…with Rarity! DUN DUN DUUUUUN! Twilight then explained the whole thing to me, Rarity is clueless about the whole thing while Spike has been trying to win her affection despite Rarity going to other Stallions and getting rejected in the end. I feel sorry for Spike, he has endured the “Friend Zone” for so long, I ought to give him a medal if I had one. But back to the present, we were heading to Fluttershy’s which was on the edge of a forest named the Everfree Forest. A forest of such danger and wildness that none came tame, it is full of creatures that are highly dangerous to ponykind…and humankind as well most likely. Thankfully the creatures seldom leave the forest towards the town but there are always ponies on watch just in case. But Fluttershy is safe from such things it seems… “So, what’s there to know about Fluttershy?” I ask, doing some recon before I meet her “Oh, she’s really shy, so don’t be surprised if she’s afraid of you, but once you get to know her, she’s really the kindest pony around. She takes care of animals big and small. Oh and don’t try scaring her, she’s reeeallly sensitive to those kind of things” Twilight gives the general background “Oh an Animal lover, I knew one back in the past! Her name was Sarah, she absolutely loved puppies and cats the most. I wonder if she turned when that meteorite hit?” I remembered Sarah and wondered what happened to her It hits me, being the last human is not what it’s made out to be. It’s…sort of lonely…and sad! “It must be hard, being the last one” Twilight says as though she read my mind “Yeah…I mean, there was whole life left for me back then, I was one week of graduating from University, had a crush I was pretty sure was gonna work out and a promise of a good job when I graduated. Now it’s a what-could-have-been life and it’s all for nothing because 5 years later, some magic rock fucks us all over! I either turn to kill my race or be immune and get slaughtered. I don’t know whether the crazy-ass scientist saved my ass a whole new life or just delaying the inevitable” I started to feel some anger rising out. “Joel…” Twilight says “Excuse me Twilight, I just need to vent some anger for a second, I’ll be right back” I said I went to a tree some fifty meters away and kicked it with my fury and it hurt like hell! “FUCKING MAD SCIENTIST! WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! JUST FREEZE ME FOR 3000 YEARS! THANKS BUDDY! EVERYONE WHO WAS LOOKING FOR ME THINKING I WAS DEAD WHEN I AM PERFECTLY ALIVE FOR 3000 STUPID YEARS! YEAH SURE I MAY OF DIED IN 10 YEARS HAD I STAYED, BUT AT LEAST IT WOULD BE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY YOU STUPID CRAZED FUCK! BUT GUESS WHAT? I GET TO SPEND A LOVELY FUTURE WITH MAGICAL TALKING PONIES AND I’M THE LAST ONE OF OUR FUCKING RACE! COULD OF SENT A CHICK TO REPOPULATE BUT NOOOOOOO! WHEN I FIND YOUR GRAVE, I WILL FUCKING SPIT ON IT, SHIT ON IT AND BURN YOUR DEAD BODY! AND GOD! I’LL BE COMING FOR YOU NEXT AND PUNCH IN THE DAMNED THROAT YOU FAILURE OF A FUCKING NON-EXISTENT GOD! RRRRRAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!” I shouted my lungs out. Huff…huff…that feels…better…I need that! “Joel…” Twilight says as she comes to me I was sitting down, my leg still in some pain, Twilight just stood next to me and gave me a hug and a nuzzle. “Feel better?” Twilight asks “A lot, minus the leg. I needed that one out for a while. I have no idea what to do around here. For all I know, there could still be something out there that hates humans still and wants to kill me! But just imagine, the second I die, the second the entirety of my race is gone, extinct and the only sort of descendants are some magical talking ponies and that.” I let some feeling out “Hey, we’ll figure something out, and I don’t think burning that scientist’s grave will do any good” Twilight assures me “It will do me good, I’d rather go out not knowing then waiting some Apocalypse I know is coming” I say with honesty “Look Joel, I can’t imagine what it’s like, to lose all your kind in your sleep but I do know that wallowing in tears and self-pity for something out of your control isn’t the way to go. But you’re not alone in this future, as long as I breathe, I will be your friend, okay?” Twilight pats my shoulder “Thanks Twilight, I’m sorry you had to see and hear that, I guess it’s harder to cope with this than I thought. But thank you for your support” I thanked her I got up on my feet, and went to continue our journey to Fluttershy’s… Fluttershy’s cottage came in sight, it looked kind of peaceful, it almost looked like something out of the Hobbit, maybe if the house was in a hill or something. But the fact remained, I would spend my retirement in a place like that. A place away from things and to myself, maybe with the future wife…if I find one at this point. Twilight knocks on the door and a yellow Pegasus opens the door (HA! You owe Ten bucks humans from 3000 years ago!...oh yeah…you’re dead now…) She had a long pink manestyle and she was just…SO CUTE! OH MY NON-EXISTANT GOD SHE IS CUTE! SQUEEEEEEE! Okay I’m sorry, but she’s just so adorable. “H-Hi Twilight” Fluttershy greets Her voice is angelic too! “Hey Fluttershy, how’re your animals doing?” Twilight greeted back “Oh, they’re doing wonderful! Mr. Bearington is healing his right paw now” Fluttershy says with a smile at the mention of the animals Fluttershy’s gaze goes towards me and she hides herself behind her mane as though I was gonna throw her through her room. “This is Joel, a new friend Joel, this is Fluttershy” Twilight says “Pleased to meet you” Fluttershy said as quiet as a mouse. “Pleased to meet you too Fluttershy” I say with a wave “Okay” Fluttershy mumbles She really needs to talk more clearer, I guess that Shy part is really sticking out. “Don’t worry Fluttershy, Joel here is a friend” Twilight assures her “Oh, I think I hear one of animals needing me, I must go help them” Fluttershy says “Oh…okay” I say “Bye” She says as she closes the door Anyone else feel like she made an excuse to get away with that conversation? “Don’t worry Joel, she’s always really shy on the first meeting. I guess she wants to see if you’re nice or just needs to warm up to you” Twilight assures me “Yeah, I wasn’t really expecting friendship at first sight, that doesn’t as happen often back in the past” I say “Really?” Twilight asks “Well it’s a different world back then, there were fake friends around, assholes, and people just in it for their own benefit just to name a few. Especially in the drama we like to call high school” I explain “What’s wrong with high school?” Twilight asks “Lots of things, the whole thing is overdramatic, people you had as friends in Primary school end up either being your best friends or really turn into plain assholes, there’s the puberty thing as you fight to control hormones and that while every damned girl in the school looks attractive as hell. The bullies also, some pointless classes, homework, rumors, upholding a decent reputation etc. Just put it this way, it’s a lot more trouble then it’s worth and whoever said it was the best years of our lives clearly must have had a crap life.” I explain Not gonna lie, I really didn’t like High School, and for more reasons than ones that I explained. “That sounds really negative” Twilight comments “Yeah well, you’re gonna be spending 30 years maximum preparing for the future, you have to go through university after High School which can take more years up to do, the more complicated the dream job you have, the more years you’ll spend” I explain more “Just out of interest, how old are you?” Twilight asks “And I thought it was still rude to ask someone’s age…what? I was joking! I’m 25, and I’m having a hell of a quarter-life crisis” I answer Yeah, instead of the “I don’t feel like I’m getting anywhere or not at my dream job or haven’t found a girlfriend” thing I have a “Transported 3000 years where I’m the last of my kind, have no clue what to do here and the future is full of magical talking ponies”. I can’t wait for the Mid-life crisis! “Oh I see, I’m 24 if you must know. But I guess it’s not that important” Twilight says “Well anyway, I guess since we’re back in town we could find the rest of you—AHHHHHHHHH!” I said before something hit me In an instant, I got smashed into the ground on my face. OWWWWWWW! “Rainbow Dash! If you keep knocking down everypony you meet, you’ll break their back or something sooner or later” Twilight reprimands the attacker. “Oops! Sorry! I didn’t mean it!” The mare who must be Rainbow Dash says “What the fucking hell man?!” I growled as I got up “I said I was sorry!” Dash says defensively “Don’t be sorry, be sensible” I say So, my attacker is a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow manestyle and at the speed I was hit, I can see why she’s call Rainbow Dash. “Joel! She said sorry, now play nice” Twilight says as I give her a “You serious?” look “So, uh…what are you?” Dash asks “Oh, just a human and my name is Joel, and judging from Twilight’s mentioning of you, you are clearly Rainbow Dash.” I reply “THE one and only” Dash says Great, she has an ego. I hated those kind of people. “So er, what were you doing when you hit me?” I asked “Practicing” She answers “For…?” I urge her to say more “The Wonderbolts…duh!” Dash says as though I asked what colour the sky is. “Pray tell, what are the Wonderbolts?” I ask “W-W-What? What do you mean “What are the Wonderbolts?” How do you not know?” Rainbow Dash asked me as though I asked the most stupidest question ever. “Rainbow, he’s not from Equestria” Twilight says Well, technically I am sort of from Equestria being underground in Equestrian borders but was asleep the whole time. Speaking of being Equestrian, I’m sure I’d have to do some citizen test or something so I don’t deported to…back underground or something. Maybe I’ll ask Twilight on the subject, I’d bet she’d know. “B-But surely you must of at LEAST heard of them!” Rainbow says “Nope, afraid not” I answer ‘Well, they’re a Pegasi flying team that do stunts and the like” Twilight says briefly “And I want to be part of them, the most awesome elite flying team…EVER!” Dash gives off a fangirl squeal “Sounds fun” I say “You really should go to one of their shows, you don’t know what you’ve been missing” Dash says “I’m sure I will soon enough” I say “Well, I gotta Dash, see ya at the party” Dash says I watch as Rainbow Dash…dashes off (No Pun intended), So there’s a party going on is there? “So, there’s a party is there?” I turned to Twilight “Yes, Pinkie Pie, the last of my friends is a party planner, I’m sure she’s really busy so I might bring you along to meet her” Twilight says “You sure I won’t be gatecrashing or something?” I ask “No, Pinkie always likes more ponies to the parties, the more the merrier she says. Fair warning though, she’ll confuse you sometimes but you’ll get used to it.” Twilight describes Pinkie a bit to me “Okay, when is it?” I ask “Tonight” Twilight says I hope there’s some beers there or even a soft drink, I’m a thirsty guy who’s been 3000 years late to parties, my hopes aren’t up for clubbing considering the future’s technology seems to have gone backwards back to the middle ages or something. “Hey Twilight?” I say as we go to her house “Yeah?” She says “Why are all the lights off?” I ask “Because they are?” Spike says on Twilight’s back “Oh never mind then” I mutter The door to the library was getting ever closer as the sun was starting to set over Ponyville. “You go first” Twilight says “What happened to ladies first?” I asked “Oh! Just go in, I’ll talk to Spike about some things anyway” Twilight says I open the door and the lights go on and for a very split second I see a whole room of ponies before they all go… “SURPRISE!!!” yelled a whole room of ponies Twilight you tricky bastard….